Willie Bernard Jackson Jr. (born August 16, 1971) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins.
Jackson led the team in receiving in 1991 and 1992, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1992, and an honorable mention All-American in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
[2] He also walked-on to the Florida Gators men's basketball team in the 1989–90 season, averaging 3 points per game and making 20 steals.
[3][4] Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL draft.
[5][6] After being inactive during all of the 1994 season, he asked the team to leave him unprotected in the 1995 NFL expansion draft, so he could get an opportunity to play in another place and not be a reserve behind Michael Irvin.
[8] In their inaugural season, he led the team in receiving with 53 receptions for 589 yards and 5 touchdowns, while starting in 10 contests.
In 1997, his stats diminished, coinciding with the explosion in the production of wide receivers Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell.
On July 12, 2002, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons taking the place of the previously released Jeff Graham.
On May 8, 2023, Jackson was hired by his high school alma mater, PK Yonge as head coach[16] of the football team.
[18] His father, Willie Jackson Sr., led the Gators in all-purpose yards and kick-off returns in the early 1970s,[2] and was one of the team's first two African-American players at the University of Florida.