Hometown: Elk Grove, California.
Area code: 916.
Year/position: Junior cornerback.
Of note: Jackson recorded his first collegiate interception during the first quarter of Nebraska's game against Troy last Saturday.
Representing the 916 on the helmet ... "It's big. That's just one of those things that all your friends back home, or your mom, all your loved ones, they respect that. They see that and that just makes them proud. That's something that is a reflection of me and everybody else that comes from where I come from."
I moved to Elk Grove, a southern suburb of Sacramento, in high school. "I'm from Sacramento. I kind of stayed in that area growing up all the way until high school. My mom had moved me that way (to Elk Grove). She just wanted to get me out the way, keep me out of trouble. It was kind of beneficial, so shout-out to my mom for that one."
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Food? There's plenty of options, but keeping it simple: "It's California. You can go out there and get a variety of things. With me, it's just the simple stuff. The Jamba Juices, the Chipotles, the Pandas (Panda Express), Hawaiian barbecue. If you want to eat good, you can eat good (in California)."
Growing into a football player: "Honestly, growing up, until I got offered (a scholarship) I never really had dreams (to play in college). I just really didn't know if I was going to be in college at the end of the day. So I've always kind of played for fun. Each year, I was just going out to play football with my friends and anybody I loved. Once I got good and teams started taking interest and that's when I started developing."
Three-sport star, with a love for playing catcher: "I played baseball, basketball and football growing up. That was my mom's way to kind of just keep me out of the way, keep me disciplined, keep tiring me out. (In baseball) I played catcher, outfield, I pitched. I actually liked catcher. I felt that was what I was best at."
Outdoors kind of kid: "To this day, I'm not really a (video) gamer. I actually liked skateboards and things like that. After school everybody went to the basketball courts. We were at the courts all day, playing pick-up games, running around, just being kids. I was more of an outside guy more than anything."