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Jersey Number 51
Mateo Jackson
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 230
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Hermitage
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
2019:
2018:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in five games with one start at linebacker
- Had 11 tackles (five solo) to go with 2.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble
- Matched career high with five tackles at App State (Sept. 24)
- Had a TFL and forced fumble vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10)
- Also made a tackle for loss vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 3)
- Had two or more tackles in three games
2021:
- Played in 10 games
- Had 25 tackles (13 solo) to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry
- Career-high 5 tackles with a fumble recovery vs. Towson (Nov. 20)
- Also had five tackles vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4) and vs. Maine (Sept. 11)
- Tallied four tackles at North Dakota State in FCS semifinals (Dec. 17)
- Recorded a fumble vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Registered 1.0 TFL at Delaware (Oct. 23) and at William & Mary (Nov. 13)
2020-21:
- Played in all eight games
- Had nine tackles (five solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup and two quarterback hurries
- Season-high three tackles with a sack and PBU vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)
- Made three stops vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27)
2019:
- Played in 15 games
- Had four tackles (three solo)
- Had all three solo tackles during the FCS postseason
2018:
- Played in seven games
- Had 19 tackles (6 solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss
- Season-high five tackles at NC State (Sept. 1)
- Had four stops at Robert Morris (Sept. 13)
- Made three tackles vs. William & Mary (Sept. 22) and Elon (Oct. 6)
- Also had a TFL in Elon game
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
High School:
- VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a senior and Second Team as a junior
- Metro Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Metro as a junior and senior
- Class 5 Region B Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-Region as a junior and senior
- First Team All-Conference 12 as a junior and senior
- Helped Hermitage to two region championships and one region semifinal, winning 10+ games in sophomore through senior seasons
- Finished career ranking fifth all-time in tackles for the Panthers
- Honor roll student
Personal:
- Son of Reginald Jackson Jr. and Linda Martinez
- Has a brother, Edwin, and two sisters, Ashlyn and Angel
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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