Jax grew up in Houston where he attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and helped his team win the 4-A state title in three of his four years.
As a junior, he made 13 tackles during a 38-26 loss against the University of South Carolina, before suffering serious kidney and spleen injuries, to the extent that some doctors doubted if he could play football again.
In his final college year, he made a team-high 13 tackles in the season opener against Tulane University.
Despite a broken right thumb and a bruised left shoulder, as a starter he led the team with 6 quarterback sacks and ranked fifth with 63 tackles.
The next year, he became a starter at inside linebacker after the team switched to a 3-4 defense and finished with career-highs in tackles (70), sacks (3) and interceptions (2).
[7] After his retirement from football, he served as the Arizona Cardinals coordinator of NFL programs and community outreach for three years.