Jonah Jackson


Jonah Jackson is an American football offensive guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio State and Rutgers.

Early life and high school

Jackson grew up in Media, Pennsylvania and attended Penncrest High School. He was named first team All-Central Athletic League and first team All-Delaware County as a senior.

College career

Jackson spent the first four seasons of his collegiate career at Rutgers. He redshirted his true freshman season and played in all 12 of the Scarlet Knights games the next season, mostly on the field goal protection unit. Jackson played center as a redshirt sophomore, playing in six games and starting five contests before suffering a season ending injury. As a redshirt junior, Jackson started 11 games at right guard though he missed one game due to injury and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. Following the season, he announced that he would be leaving Rutgers as a graduate transfer, eventually choosing to attend Ohio State after visiting Oklahoma.
Jackson played his final season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, starting all of the Buckeyes games at left guard and garnering first team All-Big Ten honors.

Professional career

Jackson was selected No. 75 overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2020 NFL Draft.