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Tyson Jackson

LSU · Edge Rusher · 2006-08

PRS
84
SPD
79
STR
80

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Jackson's 2006 season ranks No. 9 in program history for sacks.

Jackson was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 83 overall, the 4th-highest edge rusher rating at LSU since 1990 and No. 22 among all edge rushers of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2006
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2009
    • No. 3 overall pick, NFL Draft

LSU Record Book

  • No. 9 in single-season sacks (2006)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

LSU Teammates

  1. 95Patrick Peterson2008-10CB
  2. 91Glenn Dorsey2006-07EDGE
  3. 86Craig Steltz2007S
  4. 86JaMarcus Russell2004-06QB
  5. 86LaRon Landry2003-06S
  6. 83Skyler Green2002-05WR
  7. 80Ali Highsmith2006-07LB
  8. 80Claude Wroten2004-05EDGE
  9. 80Kyle Williams2002-05EDGE
  10. 74Chevis Jackson2007CB

Full LSU all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 96Ndamukong SuhNebraska · 2005-09EDGE
  2. 91Brian OrakpoTexas · 2008EDGE
  3. 91Elvis DumervilLouisville · 2002-05EDGE
  4. 91Jerry HughesTCU · 2006-09EDGE
  5. 91Von MillerTexas A&M · 2007-10EDGE
  6. 90Chris LongVirginia · 2004-07EDGE
  7. 90Gaines AdamsClemson · 2006EDGE
  8. 90LaMarr WoodleyMichigan · 2003-06EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Tyson Jackson) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.