Dante Jackson

Position:
K/P
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-9
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Chico, Calif.
High School:
Pleasant Valley | Oregon State | Butte College

2024: Named to the CSC Football Academic All-District team… named to the All-MAC Academic Team… appeared in 12 games… recorded 52 kickoffs for 3,300 yards… averaged 63.5 yards per kick… had 32 touchbacks…

'2023: Named to the Academic All-MAC team...played in 12 games... recorded 63 punts for 2,344 yards... longest of the season was 65... averaged 37.2 yards per punt... had 13 punts caught in the 20... had three punts of 50+ yards... had 43 kickoffs for 2,537 yards... averaged 59.0 yards per kick... had nine touchbacks... made 2-of-3 field goals... longest of the season was 25 yards... recorded one rush for 22 yards...

PRIOR TO AKRON: Played in all 22 games during his two-year career at Butte College, averaging 41.4 yards per punt with 33 landing in the 20...as a kicker, he tallied 10 field goals with a long of 51, adding 47 extra points...did not see any game action as a freshman at Oregon State in 2020...honored as 2022 Academic All-America honoree by College Sports Communicators...ranked second in the state at Butte College in average punt yards (41.8), posting 38 total punts for 1,590 yards with his longest punt being 73 yards in 2022...half of his punts landed inside the 20 with only one touchback...he also handled the kicking duties for the season, tallying eight field goals and 43 extra points...letterwinner for coaches Mark Cooley and Fred Heath at Pleasant Valley High School...two-time all-league and two-time all-section selection...also lettered in soccer, where he was a three-time all-league selection...league-champ in track in the 100 (once) and 200 (twice)...went to state championships as a sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting...son of Sterling and Pam Jackson.