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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2025 Football Roster

71 O'Brien Jackson

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 300
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • High School Blackman

Biography

IN 2024
Played in 12 games, made three starts ... helped the Colonels tally 38 touchdowns and 4,522 yards of total offense.

IN 2023
Played in 10 games.

IN 2022
Played in one game.

IN 2021
Did not play in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Blackman High School … ranked as the No. 16 offensive lineman in the state of Tennessee … earned honorable mention all-region recognition after his senior season … helped the Blaze to a 10-2 record as a sophomore in 2018 and a 7-5 mark as a junior in 2019 … also a member of the Blackman track and field team … had offers from North Alabama, Tennessee Tech, Gardner-Webb, VMI, Murray State, Austin Peay, UT Martin, Central Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, Western Illinois and Alabama A&M … chose EKU because “they gave me the opportunity to continue my football and academic career”.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is O’Brien Ford Jackson … son of Shirelle Ford-Jackson … has one brother – Kennedy, and one sister – Carrington ... plans to study sports medicine.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 71

    2021Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 270 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2022Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 270 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 300 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 295 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 300 lbs
    71