DeSean Jackson (born December 1, 1986 in Long Beach, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley.Jackson was regarded as one of the top wide receiver recruits in the nation coming out of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, with many collegiate football programs pursuing his services. He was named the 2004 Glenn Davis Award winner by the Los Angeles Times as Southern California's player of the year. Jackson attended the same high school as Philadelphia Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley.Jackson caught 60 passes for 1,075 yards for 15 touchdowns his senior year, leading the Jack Rabbits to a CIF Southern Section championship. He was pressed into service last minute as a defensive back in the section title game, against Los Alamitos High School, responding with two interceptions, one which he returned 68 yards for a touchdown to help fuel Long Beach Poly's 21-6 victory.To cap off his high school career, Jackson was voted the Most Valuable Player at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, where he caught seven balls for 141 yards and passedGoing to the 2008 NFL Draft, Jackson was considered one of the top 10 wide receivers available in a draft class littered with talented wide outs. The only knock on Jackson was his small frame, being listed at 5'9" and just over 170 pounds. During the pre-draft period, future Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice was quoted saying that Jackson "is the fastest I have ever seen". [5] At the 2008 NFL Combine, Jackson had an impressive showing, running a 4.35 40-yard dash which was the fastest time recorded of all the wide receivers. He performed well in positional drills, running routes fluidly and catching passes very well displaying his well-known agility and quickness. He also posted a standing broad jump of 10 feet.
On April 26, DeSean Jackson was drafted in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the seventh wide receiver taken in the draft which saw for the first time ever no wide receivers drafted in the 1st round. On July 20, he agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the team. He is expected to compete for number 3 receiver duties with Jason Avant, Hank Baskett, and Greg Lewis.[6]
On August 14, during week 1 of the 2008 preseason and the very first game of Jackson's career against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had five receptions for 51 yards. During the week 2 game against the Carolina Panthers, he had another good performance, collecting seven receptions for 71 yards. Jackson made a good return near the end of the first half but fumbled it at the end, more due to the rainy weather. In his third preseason game against the New England Patriots, he continued his solid performance with four receptions for 67 yards, including a 76 yard touchdown punt return to end the first half. After the Eagles roster was cut to its maximum 53 man limit for the 2008 season, Jackson was listed as the starting punt returner and as a second-string wide receiver.Due to injuries sustained by other receivers such as Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown, Jackson was the first rookie to start Opening Day for coach Andy Reid. On September 7, Jackson had an exceptional game, collecting six catches for 106 yards in a 38-3 win over the Saint Louis Rams. He also returned eight punts for a total of 97 yards, including one 60-yard punt return to set up a field goal. He had over 200 all purpose yards, a record for a rookie wide receiver.During a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 15, Jackson celebrated prematurely before running into the end zone by flipping the football behind him at the one yard line. This led to what would have otherwise been his first NFL touchdown to be challenged and overturned, with Brian Westbrook running in for a touchdown from the one yard line on the next play. Jackson finished the game with 110 yard on six receptions, becoming only the second receiver in NFL history to have over 100 yards receiving in each of his first two games since the Eagles' Don Looney in 1940. On September 28, Jackson recorded his first NFL touchdown against the Chicago Bears.[7]
On April 26, DeSean Jackson was drafted in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the seventh wide receiver taken in the draft which saw for the first time ever no wide receivers drafted in the 1st round. On July 20, he agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the team. He is expected to compete for number 3 receiver duties with Jason Avant, Hank Baskett, and Greg Lewis.[6]
On August 14, during week 1 of the 2008 preseason and the very first game of Jackson's career against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had five receptions for 51 yards. During the week 2 game against the Carolina Panthers, he had another good performance, collecting seven receptions for 71 yards. Jackson made a good return near the end of the first half but fumbled it at the end, more due to the rainy weather. In his third preseason game against the New England Patriots, he continued his solid performance with four receptions for 67 yards, including a 76 yard touchdown punt return to end the first half. After the Eagles roster was cut to its maximum 53 man limit for the 2008 season, Jackson was listed as the starting punt returner and as a second-string wide receiver.Due to injuries sustained by other receivers such as Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown, Jackson was the first rookie to start Opening Day for coach Andy Reid. On September 7, Jackson had an exceptional game, collecting six catches for 106 yards in a 38-3 win over the Saint Louis Rams. He also returned eight punts for a total of 97 yards, including one 60-yard punt return to set up a field goal. He had over 200 all purpose yards, a record for a rookie wide receiver.During a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 15, Jackson celebrated prematurely before running into the end zone by flipping the football behind him at the one yard line. This led to what would have otherwise been his first NFL touchdown to be challenged and overturned, with Brian Westbrook running in for a touchdown from the one yard line on the next play. Jackson finished the game with 110 yard on six receptions, becoming only the second receiver in NFL history to have over 100 yards receiving in each of his first two games since the Eagles' Don Looney in 1940. On September 28, Jackson recorded his first NFL touchdown against the Chicago Bears.[7]
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