[2] Jackson sat out the 2018 regular season at Syracuse per NCAA transfer rules.
[3] He was eligible to play in the 2018 Camping World Bowl and caught three passes for 24 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown reception, in the Orange's 34–18 win over West Virginia.
[4] As a redshirt junior, he caught 66 passes for 1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.
After the end of the season Jackson announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
[5] Jackson was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.