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2009 OUTLOOK Second-year safety who will be competing for a starting job after finishing his true freshman season as a starter at the end of the year ... Enters fall camp listed as the starter at the free safety position, where he'll be battling with veteran Del Howard and others for the top spot ... Had an impressive spring camp and held off all challengers for the top spot on the depth chart ... Closed spring drills by making a pair of tackles in the Black & Gold Game ... First name is pronounced KEN-juh.
2008 SEASON Developed quicker than perhaps expected by Tiger coaches, and went on to give big contributions as a true freshman, playing in 13 games and ranking seventh on the team with 62 tackles ... Started four of the last five games of the season as his contributions and playing time increased significantly down the stretch ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 6, making five tackles ... Added five stops against Nevada and made four tackles against Buffalo ... Had his first career interception against Buffalo ... Had three tackles in each game against Nebraska and Oklahoma State and made one stop against Texas ... Made a huge play in the OSU game, as he tackled the punter short of a first down on a fake punt in the second quarter that gave the Tigers the ball deep in Cowboy territory ... Had two tackles against Colorado ... Made a then-career-high with seven stops against Baylor ... Had four stops against Kansas State and made two tackles against Baylor ... Won the team's weekly Hammer Award for making the most big hits against Kansas State ... Set a new career-high with a team-best 12 tackles (eight solo) against Kansas ... Added an interception against KU that came in the Mizzou endzone, saving what looked like a potential Jayhawk touchdown drive ... Made eight tackles, six solo, against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game, and closed by making six stops in all in the Tigers' thrilling overtime win over Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl.
High School Earned Hon. Men. All-State honors at safety as a senior in 2007, while helping lead Mansfield to an 8-3 record (the school's best record since 1977) and a playoff appearance ... Was a 1st-Team All-Area selection in 2007, as well, and took home district and team defensive MVP honors for a year that saw him record 77 tackles, and add 11 pass break ups, 2 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles and 1 INT ...Registered 125 tackles as a junior in 2006, while forcing 3 fumbles and earning 1st-Team All-District honors at safety ... Was an Hon. Men. All-District performer as a sophomore in 2005 while recording 53 tackles, recovering 2 fumbles, grabbing 1 INT and forcing 1 fumble ... Speedster who was a three-year letterwinner in track, as well as football ... Has a personal best of 22.4 seconds in the 200 meter dash ... High school coach - Kirk Thor ... Personal Parents - Dwight & Wanda Jackson ... Identified Mizzou's beautiful campus, impressive football facilities and the positive family-like atmosphere of the Tiger football program as major draws ... Has an interest in business or nutrition and fitness as his area of study at MU ... Chose Mizzou over Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and TCU, among others ... MU primary recruiting coach - Dave Steckel. JACKSON Career Statistics Tackles G-GS Solo Asst. Tot. INT-Yds PBU FF 2008 14-4 40 22 62 2-34 1 1 Totals 14-4 40 22 62 2-34 1 1 |
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