Dane Jackson (American football)


Dane Tyrez Jackson is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

High school career

Jackson played high school football at Quaker Valley High School because his high school, the neighboring Cornell High School, did not have a football team, although Jackson was an all-state basketball player for Cornell. He committed to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2014, choosing the Panthers over Bowling Green and Duquesne. He committed the day after then-Pitt coach Paul Chryst offered Jackson a scholarship after seeing him at a Pitt prospect camp.

College career

After playing quarterback in high school, Jackson transitioned to cornerback at Pitt. He redshirted his freshman year and played mostly in a reserve role his redshirt freshman year, but then started every game during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons with Pitt. As a senior, he led Pitt with 12 pass breakups, and had 43 tackles, three for a loss, an interception and a sack assist. After his senior season, Jackson was named second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference and took part in the 2020 Senior Bowl.

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Professional career

The Buffalo Bills selected Jackson in the seventh round with the 239th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Jackson signed a four-year, $3.376 million contract with the Bills on May 7, 2020. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 30, 2020.