Slated to start at the boundary cornerback position in the defensive backfield … looks to step up and fill the void left by graduation … showed improvement over the course of the spring and believes he is ready to be a defensive playmaker … in the mix for special teams action as the team’s punt returner … previous bowl trips: 2008 Fiesta.

2007 (Jr.): Added depth at the cornerback position … played in nine games … saw action in more than 225 plays, including a season-high 44 plays against Louisville … used in 30 or more plays in six games … finished with 16 tackles, including 11 solo stops … also had an interception against USF that he returned 22 yards … season-high four solo tackles against Connecticut … three tackles and a pass breakup against Mississippi State … two solo tackles against Louisville … three tackles against East Carolina, including two solo stops.

Junior College: Junior College All-America return man who enrolled at WVU in Jan. 2007 ... standout corner from Jones County (Miss.) Junior College, where he played for Coach Eddie Pierce ... NJCAA all-region ... consensus first-team all-state selection … had 62 tackles, six interceptions, five pass breakups and two blocked field goals … school record 98-yard interception return for score ... blocked four field goals during his career … as a freshman, he started all seven games and finished with five interceptions … awarded the returner of the year in the conference and was an all-conference first team selection.

Prep: Product of Mobile’s C.F. Vigor High, where he played for Coach Kerry Stevenson ... offensive player of the year in the district … first-team 6A all-state selection … as a senior, he scored 24 times, 19 rushing and five receptions … collected nine interceptions … finished with more than 1,400 yards rushing … also compiled more than 5,000 all-purpose yards … set the school record for most interceptions in season with 13 as a junior … also a basketball point guard.

Personal: Birthday is June 3 ... son of Bill and Sayinka Jackson ... one of four children … majoring in athletic coaching education.