Joe Jackson (born December 20, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end who is a free agent.
Jackson was a 4-star recruit and accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami over Clemson, Alabama and Florida State on May 26, 2016.
On January 3, 2019, he announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL draft.
[4] As a rookie, he appeared in 5 games as a backup defensive end and was declared inactive in 11 contests (including the last 9).
In 2020, the team brought in new talent at the defensive end position (Aldon Smith, Everson Griffen, Bradlee Anae, Randy Gregory) and he was waived on September 4.
On November 24, he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and was later activated on December 4, after being quarantined for being in close contact with an infected person.
[7][8] He appeared in 3 games as a reserve player and was declared inactive in 11 contests, while making 5 tackles.
[18] On March 14, 2023, Jackson signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).