Sherron Jackson

4 Sherron Jackson
Sherron Jackson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    176
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Miami Palmetto
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2018: Appeared in 11 games and started two in his sophomore season, Jackson tallied 79 carries for 561 yards to finish third on the team in rushing.  He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored six touchdowns.  He averaged 51.0 yards per game with a long run of 68 yards for a score on a draw play in the opener against West Florida.  He also caught three passes for 27 yards and returned three kickoffs for 35 yards.  Jackson's top game in terms of yardage output came against the Argos when he rushed twice for 109 yards and a score.  It was the only game of the year he surpassed the 100-yard mark.  He found the end zone twice against Mars Hill on a 12-carry, 97-yard day.  He had 15 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown in the regular season finale against UNC Pembroke.  Jackson turned in six plays of at least 20 yards or more.  

2017: Appeared in three games as a reserve running back as a freshman.  Jackson carried the ball eight times for 37 yards.  Seven of those carries and 36 of those yards came in the regular season finale against UNC Pembroke. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Jackson tallied 737 yards rushing on 96 carries his senior year for Mike Minasco at Miami Palmetto Senior High School. 

PERSONAL: The son of Katrice Jackson, he plans to study sports management at Carson-Newman.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 2 109 54.5 68 1 - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 13 54 4.2 10 0 - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 3 14 4.7 7 0 - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 2 2 1.0 1 0 - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 5 50 10.0 22 1 - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 12 40 3.3 8 0 - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 12 97 8.1 38 2 - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 5 13 2.6 7 0 - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 2 44 22.0 39 1 - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 8 52 6.5 25 0 2 2
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 15 86 5.7 13 1 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 2 15 7.5 4 0 2 2
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 3 35 11.7 19 0 - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 109 - - - 109
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 54 - - - 54
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 14 - - - 14
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 50 - - - 50
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 40 - - - 40
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 97 - - - 97
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 13 12 - - 25
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 44 - - 35 79
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 52 15 - - 67
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 86 - - - 86
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 3 8 37 12.3 4.6 0 8 - -
2018-19 11 79 561 51.0 7.1 6 68 2 2
2019-20 11 33 138 12.5 4.2 3 12 - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
Total 25 120 736 29.4 6.1 9 68 2 2
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 3 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 3 0.3 27 2.5 9.0 0 12
2019-20 11 3 0.3 56 5.1 18.7 0 47
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 6 0.2 83 3.3 13.8 0 47
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
2019-20 5 79 15.8 0 27 - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 8 114 14.3 0 27 - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 3 37 - - - 37 12.3
2018-19 11 561 27 - 35 623 56.6
2019-20 11 138 56 - 79 273 24.8
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 - - - - - 0 -
Total 25 736 83 - 114 933 37.3
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 36 3.3 6 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2019-20 18 1.6 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 54 2.2 9 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 1 0 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 79 561 51.0 7.1 6 68 2 2
Conference 7 44 299 42.7 6.8 4 39 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 40 216 43.2 5.4 2 38 2 2
Away 6 39 345 57.5 8.8 4 68 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 65 354 50.6 5.4 4 38 - -
Losses 4 14 207 51.8 14.8 2 68 2 2
Month
August 1 2 109 109.0 54.5 1 68 - -
September 4 23 120 30.0 5.2 1 22 - -
October 4 31 194 48.5 6.3 3 39 - -
November 2 23 138 69.0 6.0 1 25 2 2
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 3 0.3 27 2.5 9.0 0 12
Conference 7 2 0.3 15 2.1 7.5 0 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 3 0.6 27 5.4 9.0 0 12
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 1 0.1 12 1.7 12.0 0 12
Losses 4 2 0.5 15 3.8 7.5 0 4
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0.3 12 3.0 12.0 0 12
November 2 2 1.0 15 7.5 7.5 0 4
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
Conference 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October 3 35 11.7 0 19 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 561 27 - 35 623 56.6
Conference 7 299 15 - 35 349 49.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 216 27 - - 243 48.6
Away 6 345 - - 35 380 63.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 354 12 - - 366 52.3
Losses 4 207 15 - 35 257 64.3
Month
August 1 109 - - - 109 109.0
September 4 120 - - - 120 30.0
October 4 194 12 - 35 241 60.3
November 2 138 15 - - 153 76.5
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 3.3 6 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.4 4 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.0 4 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 3.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
August 6 6.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
September 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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Turnovers undo Eagles in 41-20 loss to No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne
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Special teams, field position prove decisive as Pioneers prevail over Eagles 41-28
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Carson-Newman flambés Dragons for fourth straight win 63-10
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Carson-Newman Football vs Limestone Week Six Press Conference Transcripts
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Eagles take 33-30 instant classic from Indians in overtime
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Carson-Newman rides Wimbush, strong second half to win at Virginia Union
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No. 22 Eagles fly to Sunshine State for major season-opening matchup at No. 2 West Florida
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