Austin Jackson plays offensive tackle for the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins. Jackson, who now plays for the Dolphins, was born on August 11, 1999.
He played football while a student at the University of Southern California and was chosen in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Jackson went to North Canyon High School while spending his formative years in Phoenix, Arizona.
He played both defensive and offensive line for the football team at North Canyon High School, and he was also a member of the basketball and track & field squads.
Jackson was regarded as a five-star recruit and the state’s top collegiate prospect as a senior in high school in Arizona. He finally made the choice to turn down offers from Washington and Arizona State in favour of playing collegiate football at the University of Southern California.
Jackson took part in all 39 of the team’s contests when he was a student at USC, starting 25 of them. Jackson was selected to be the first All-Pac-12 Player at the end of his junior year.
He declared that he would forgo his senior year of college and instead declare for the 2020 NFL Draft. Because of his great performance on September 7, 2019, when the Cardinal defeated #23 Stanford 45-20, J
Jackson was chosen as the Pac-12 Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Week for Week 2. In the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Jackson was taken by the Miami Dolphins with the 18th overall choice.
How Much Does Austin Jackson Make?
His annual compensation comes out to an average of $3,410,086 in take-home pay. Jackson is scheduled to get a basic salary of $1,850,032 in the year 2022. He will also have a cap hit of $3,720,095 and a dead cap value of $8,060,206 at that time.