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Kareem Jackson (born April 10, 1988) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He has also played for the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Jackson was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. High school career Jackson attended Westside High School in Macon, Georgia. As a senior, he mainly played running back and compiled 1,436 rushing yards with 20 rushing touchdowns, and nine receptions for 256 yards with two receiving touchdowns. Following high school, Jackson attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he converted from running back to cornerback. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jackson was listed as the No. 17 prep school prospect in 2007. College career As a true freshman, Jackson played in 13 games with 12 starts for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He ranked second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth for pass breakups with four. Jackson recorded 66 tackles on the season, which was fifth-best on the team. He subsequently received Freshman All-American honors. Jackson was eighth on the team in tackles with 44 (including 28 solo) as a sophomore in 2008. He registered ten pass breakups on the year with one interception. As a junior in 2009, Jackson started in all 14 games and had the fifth-most tackles on the team (49). He made one interception and broke up 13 passes during the 2009 season. On January 15, 2010, Jackson declared he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Professional career Coming out of Alabama, Jackson was invited to the NFL Combine and completed the entire workout and all required drills. He was satisfied with his combine performance and chose to only partake in positional drills at Alabama's Pro Day. After he performed well, he was projected by the majority of analysts and scouts to be drafted in the first or second round. In a deep cornerback draft, he was ranked the fifth-best cornerback and 32nd overall prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. He was listed as the fourth-best cornerback on WalterFootball.com's scouting report. Sports Illustrated also listed him as the fourth-best cornerback in the draft, behind Joe Haden, Kyle Wilson, and Devin McCourty. Houston Texans 2010 The Houston Texans drafted Jackson in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. He was only the second cornerback taken in 2010, behind Florida's Joe Haden (seventh overall). On July 30, 2010, the Texans signed him to a five-year, $13.52 million contract that includes $7.36 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $875,500. Jackson entered his rookie training camp as the starting right cornerback opposite veteran Glover Quin. The former made his professional regular season debut in Houston's season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts, recording four solo tackles and a pass deflection in the 34–24 victory. On October 10, he recorded five solo tackles and his first career interception off quarterback Eli Manning, returning it for 23 yards in the 34–10 loss to the New York Giants. The following week, Jackson racked up a season-high seven combined tackles in a 35–32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In Week 9 against the San Diego Chargers, he made six combined tackles and intercepted quarterback Philip Rivers in a 29–23 loss. On December 13, he had a season-high six solo tackles in a 34–28 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson finished his rookie season with a career-high 71 combined tackles, 10 pass deflections, and two interceptions, while starting in all 16 regular season games. The Texans finished 6–10 and were ranked last in the league in passing defense. Football Outsiders ranked Jackson 68th (47%) in success rating and PFF gave him a -10.3 in pass coverage. His average QB rating for opposing quarterbacks was 111.8. 2011 Jackson entered training camp in 2011 competing with Johnathan Joseph, Jason Allen, and Brice McCain to retain the starting cornerback position. New defensive coordinator Wade Phillips named Jackson the left cornerback to start the regular season opposite newly-signed Joseph. In the Texans' season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Jackson made one tackle as the Texans routed the Colts 34–7. The following week, he was demoted to backup and Jason Allen was given the start. Allen showed good coverage, played well, and made a game-sealing interception in a 17–10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4; Jackson was inactive for this game. However, Jackson reclaimed his starting position in Week 6. He finished the game with four solo tackles in a 29–14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. On November 6, 2011, Jackson recorded a season-high six solo tackles and a pass deflection in a 30-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns. On December 4, he made three solo tackles and two pass deflections, and intercepted quarterback Matt Ryan for his lone interception of the season in a 17–10 win over the Atlanta Falcons. He finished the season with 42 combined tackles (37 solo), a forced fumble, an interception, and six deflected passes in 15 games with 13 starts. The Houston Texans finished the 2011 season with a 10– 6 record and received a playoff berth. On January 7, 2012, Jackson appeared in his first career postseason game and made four combined tackles in a 31–10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC wild card game. The following game, he recorded four solo tackles and deflected a pass in a 20–13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round. Jackson received a coverage rating of -9.5 from PFF and was ranked 67th (45%) in success rate among qualified cornerbacks by Football Outsiders. 2012 Jackson entered the 2012 season slated as the starting cornerback along with Joseph. He started in the Texans' season opener against the Miami Dolphins and finished the 30–10 victory with five combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted quarterback Ryan Tannehill's pass after it was tipped by J. J. Watt. On September 23, 2012, Jackson recorded a season-high seven solo tackles, an assisted tackle, and deflected a pass in a 31–25 win over the Denver Broncos. The following week, he made two solo tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted Tennessee Titans' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, returning it 63 yards for his first career touchdown; the Texans routed the Titans 38–14. In Week 5, he had one tackle and intercepted a pass from quarterback Mark Sanchez in a 23–17 win over the New York Jets. It was Jackson's first time with back-to-back interceptions in two consecutive games. On December 30, he had a season-high eight combined tackles and a pass deflection in a 28–16 loss to the Colts. He finished the 2012 regular season with 53 combined tackles (47 solo), a career-high 16 pass deflections, a career-high four interceptions, and a touchdown, in 16 games with 15 starts. Houston finished first in the AFC South with a 12-4 record, but were eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the New England P.... Discover the Dalton Jackson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Dalton Jackson books.