[3] Jackson initially declared as an early-entry candidate for the 2010 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.

He won French Pro A MVP honors in 2013[4] and led the league in scoring, in the 2013–14 season (18.2 points per game).

[5] On 20 December 2014, Jackson moved to the Spanish League club FC Barcelona, where he signed for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

[8] On June 21, 2017, Jackson signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Jackson was selected to the senior men's French national basketball team for the first time, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Edwin is the son of Skeeter Jackson, who was born in Louisiana, and played college basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.