In the summer before his senior season, Jackson said that he wanted to go out of his home state of Alabama to play college football.

[1] During his senior season in 2014, he was named co-Alabama High School Player of the Week in mid-October after preserving a 14–13 win over Vestavia Hills High School by blocking an extra point and field goal in the fourth quarter.

[2] Jackson committed to University of Miami in late October 2014 after visiting the campus the previous June, choosing the school over Minnesota, Georgia, LSU and Nebraska.

[5] On January 5, 2018, Jackson announced on his Twitter account that he would return to the Hurricanes for his senior season.

[16] He played only two special teams snaps in the eleventh game against the Washington Redskins and did not post any statistics.

After Tariq Woolen blocked a Robbie Gould field goal attempt, Jackson recovered the ball and returned it for an 85-yard score.

[27] On August 22, 2024, the Seahawks traded Jackson to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for rookie linebacker Michael Barrett.