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TYSON JACKSON #94

Tyson Jackson #94
PositionDefensive End
Height6-4
Weight296
Years ExperienceR
Birthdate6/6/1986
HometownNew Orleans, LA
CollegeLSU
Current statusActive
Games Started0
Games Played0

College Bio

Talented defensive end joined the Chiefs as the club’s first-round pick (third overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft … Joins WR Dwayne Bowe (D1-07) and DT Glenn Dorsey (D1a-08) as the third consecutive player from LSU drafted in the first round by Kansas City, marking the first time in the era of the common draft that a team has selected three consecutive number one picks from the same school … Became the highest drafted defensive player selected in LSU history … Played in 53 games with 39 starts at left defensive end for the Tigers … Produced 122 tackles (55 solo), 27.0 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks (-92.0 yards), 33 QB pressures, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and 18 passes defensed.

2008: Started all 13 games … Had 36 tackles (17 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks (-27.0 solo), seven QB pressures, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery … Earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference accolades … Tallied four tackles, 1.5 stops for loss, half of a sack and four QB pressures vs. Auburn … Notched a season-high five tackles vs. Mississippi State … Posted three tackles, 2.0 sacks and recovered a fumble vs. Florida … Registered 2.0 sacks vs. South Carolina … Added four tackles vs. Mississippi.

2007: Started all 14 games … Tallied 36 tackles (17 solo), 4.5 stops for loss, 3.5 sacks (-20.0 yards), 15 QB pressres, 10 passes defensed and forced a fumble … Had four tackles and two QB pressures vs. Florida … Produced a career-high eight tackles in triple overtime vs. Kentucky … Posted four tackles and two QB pressures vs. Auburn … Recorded 2.0 sacks and three passes defensed vs. Alabama … Compiled a sack and forced a fumble in the BCS National Championship Game vs. Ohio State.

2006: Appeared in 13 games, starting 12 contests at left defensive end … Registered 37 tackles (13 solo), 10.0 tackles for loss and a team-high 8.5 sacks (-39.0 yards) ... Added six QB pressures, four passes defensed, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and one interception … Named second-team All-SEC … Intercepted a pass vs. Kentucky … Produced four tackles, a sack and two passes defensed vs. Alabama to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week accolades.

2005: Saw action in 13 games … Produced 13 tackles (eight solo) with 2.0 sacks (-6.0 yards) and five QB pressures … Earned Freshman All-SEC accolades by The Sporting News.

2004: Redshirted as a true freshman … Graduated with a degree in General Studies at LSU.

Personal Bio

• A two-way lineman at West St. John High School in Edgard, Louisiana.

• Named Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he recorded 84 tackles, 16.0 sacks and 17 QB pressures.

• Led his team to the state championship.

• Named all-district and all-parish.

• Also lettered in basketball.

• Full name: Anthony Tyson Jackson.

• Single.