Leo Jackson III

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Maggie Still

Photo by: Tony Harman

Photo by: Joel Broida

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.
High School:
North Atlanta
Prev School:
Foothill College

AT COLORADO: 2017 (Sr.)—He played in all 12 games, starting 11 (came off the bench at Washington State) … He earned second-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter … The coaching staff presented him with the Defensive Trench Award at the team’s senior banquet, recognizing him with the best play on the defensive line … Finished fifth on the team with 60 tackles (46 solo), which included team-highs of 11 tackles for loss and 5½ quarterback sacks … It was the most tackles by a CU defensive lineman since 2012 (62 by Will Pericak) … Was in for 794 snaps from scrimmage (out of 885, which included one 2-point play), with that 89.7 percent of snaps played the second most by a defensive lineman since 1987, when CU started tracking play counts (just behind 90.8 by Curt Koch in ’87) … He had three sacks against Texas State, the most by a Buffalo in seven years (Josh Hartigan had three versus Kansas State in 2010); it was the first and only multi-sack game of his career … Also had three third down stops (two on fourth downs) and four quarterback hurries … He had a career-high eight tackles against both Colorado State and Texas State, and posted five or more tackles in six games over the course of the year … He was nominated for the FBS Football HERO of the Week! By Hero Sports for his performance against Texas State (49 snaps, eight tackles, six solo and the three sacks) … He had one sack, another tackle for a loss and six total tackles while playing in 53 of the 60 snaps from scrimmage against No. 7 Washington in week four … He posted six tackles (five solo) and one third down stop against Southern California in his final game at Folsom Field.
2016 (Jr.)—He played in all 13 games (one start, at Southern California) plus the Alamo Bowl and played in 254 snaps from scrimmage, the most of any non-starting defensive linemen … Credited with 16 tackles on the season, one third down stop, one quarterback hurry, a touchdown save and one quarterback chasedown ... Recorded his first multi-tackle game of the season in the road win at Oregon to open Pac-12 play, as he had two solo tackles and one quarterback chasedown ... Upped that tackle total two weeks later again on the road with four stops at USC.
2015 (Soph.)—He played in 12 games (10 starts), missing the Nicholls State as he went through concussion protocol ... Was in for 586 snaps from scrimmage, the second-most by any down lineman, and recorded 33 tackles (18 solo, including two quarterback sacks) ... He added three tackles for zero gains, five third down stops, four hurries, two chasedowns (near-sacks), a caused interception and a forced fumble ... Had a career/season-high six tackles (two solo) against Colorado State, and had five on three other occasions (Oregon, Arizona State, Oregon State; his high in solo stops was four against the Beavers) ... Made an immediate impact upon his arrival on the defensive line … He had 13 tackles (nine solo) in the four main spring scrimmages, which included four tackles for loss, two of which were quarterback sacks ... The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Dick Anderson Award, presented to the player with outstanding toughness following spring practice ... Won the Iron Buffalo Award for the defensive linemen during spring practice, which recognizes hard work, dedication, toughness and total lifting performance ... He enrolled at Colorado for the spring, delaying his enrollment a semester; he bulked up a bit in the weight room from when he signed with CU the previous spring, adding 25 pounds to his frame.

JUNIOR COLLEGE—He played in 10 games (eight starts) at defensive end for Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif., as a true freshman ... He recorded 34 total tackles, 22 of the solo variety which included 10 for losses and six-and-a-half quarterback sacks … Also had 12 quarterback pressures, four passes broken up and two forced fumbles … Under coach Kelly Edwards, Foothill posted a 2-8 record.

HIGH SCHOOL—A two-year letterman, he played defensive end, tackle and offensive tackle, starting all 19 games his junior and senior seasons … As a senior, he was in on 25 tackles (15 solo), with six for losses including three-and-a-half quarterback sacks, along with eight hurries, three passes broken up and a fumble recovery ... He played under two difference coaches in high school, Stanley Pritchett his senior season with NAHS going 2-7, and Brian Montgomery his junior year, who coached the team to a 7-3 mark.

ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Sociology from Colorado in December 2017 ... He earned his A.A. degree from Foothill College in December 2014 ... He was an Honor Roll student in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born Oct. 5, 1994 in Atlanta, Ga. … Hobbies include playing most sports (soccer is his second favorite), and trying new extreme sports … A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he didn’t have any offers out of high school but was a full qualifier, so he decided to go the junior college route to hone his skills and hopefully get some Division I offers, which he did.