Derrick Jackson III - Football - Kent State Golden Flashes

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Derrick Jackson III

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 210
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Cass Tech High School

2025 (Freshman)

Appeared in all 12 games for the Golden Flashes
Recorded 49 total tackles (27 unassisted, 22 assisted)
Had half a tackle for loss for 1 yard
Recorded an interception vs Buffalo
Registered 2 pass breakups
Career-high 10 tackles came at Bowling Green
Had 8 tackles at Oklahoma
5 tackles at Ball State and vs. UMass

Prior to Kent State

Tallied 50 tackles, seven interceptions, and five pass break ups
Had three interceptions in one game
Earned All-State and All-Region honors

Tuesday, May 05

Wednesday, December 03

Sunday, November 30

Saturday, November 29

Da'Realyst Clark Game Winning TD

Da’Realyst Clark Named to Jet Award Preseason Watch List

Monday, June 15

Wayne Harris Punt Return TD vs CMU

Ten Golden Flashes Named to Phil Steele’s 2026 Preseason All-MAC Team

Friday, June 12

Da'Realyst Clark Game Winning TD

MAC Announces Times, TV Designations for Select Kent State Football Games

Wednesday, May 27

Split-image graphic featuring a Kent State women's lacrosse player in a black 'Flashes' jersey driving past a defender with a yellow lacrosse stick at left, and a Kent State football player wearing No. 17 in a light blue Under Armour jersey in a ready stance with a full stadium crowd behind him at right, with the Kent State lightning bolt, Golden Flashes, and Under Armour logos in the lower right corner.

Carroll, Crumpton Earned MAC Medal of Excellence Awards

Thursday, May 21