Willie Jackson (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 16, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Gainesville, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Gainesville (FL) P.K. Yonge | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 113 |
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| Games started: | 39 |
| Receptions: | 284 |
| Receiving yards: | 3,641 |
| Touchdowns: | 24 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Willie Bernard Jackson, Jr. (born August 16, 1971) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Jackson played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins of the NFL.
Jackson was born in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. He attended P. K. Yonge High School in Gainesville, where he was standout high school football player for the P. K. Yonge Blue Wave.
Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1990 to 1993. Jackson led the team in receiving in 1991 and 1992, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1992, and an honorable mention All-American in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Memorably, he had 148 receiving yards against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 1992 Sugar Bowl and 130 yards against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. He finished his four-season college career with 162 receptions for 2,172 yard and twenty-four touchdowns—still fifth on the Gators' all-time receiving yardage list. He also earned varsity letters playing for the Florida Gators men's basketball team in 1990 and 1991.
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