Bennett Troy Jackson Jr. (born September 16, 1991) is an American former professional football safety.
Jackson grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey, where he attended Raritan High School.
Jackson began his career at wide receiver playing mostly on special teams as a freshman in 2010.
In 2011, after converting to cornerback in spring practice,[3] playing mostly on special teams and as a backup, he recorded 18 tackles.
He recorded 65 total tackles, including one and a half for loss, four interceptions and four pass break ups while playing the entire season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
[4] In 2013, as a senior, he recorded 64 tackles, including five for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, two interceptions and three pass breakups.
[6] He was cut on August 30, 2014, as part of the cutdown to 53 players, but was assigned to the practice squad the next day.
In the beginning of the 2015 NFL Season, the Giants announced that Jackson will be moving from cornerback to safety.
On August 22, 2015, Jackson suffered a torn ACL in the Giants' second preseason game and missed the rest of the season.