Darrell Jackson Jr. (born April 28, 2003)[1] is an American football defensive tackle for the Florida State Seminoles.

Jackson Jr. attended Gadsden County High School in Havana, Florida.

As a true freshman at Maryland in 2021, Jackson Jr. played in all 13 games with one start and had 22 tackles.

[3] In his lone year at Miami, he started all 12 games and had 27 tackles and three sacks.

[5][6] He was forced to sit out the season by the NCAA after he was denied a hardship waiver request, but was eligible to play in a bowl game.