2003 Football Roster
Roster
Tanard Jackson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Silver Spring, MD
- High School:
- Bullis School
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU:
Three letters … Started 34 consecutive games in 2004, 05, 06 … One of three true freshmen to play in 2003.
Senior Year (2006):
Recorded two tackles in the 2007 Senior Bowl … He is the 51st Syracuse player to earn an invitation and play in the senior all-star game … One of 13 players to start all 12 games … Six passes defended (two interceptions, four pass break ups) … At Rutgers, registered five tackles and a pass break up … Against Connecticut, recorded four tackles, had a sack and tipped a pass that was intercepted by Nick Chestnut… At USF, made four tackles … At Cincinnati, had five stops … Against Louisville, made seven tackles, including the first solo sack of his career, and forced a fumble … At West Virginia, made five tackles and recovered his first fumble of the season, returning it seven yards … Against Pittsburgh, recorded five tackles … Against Wyoming, had a career-high 10 tackles and his second interception of the season, which he returned 27 yards … Against Miami (OH), had four tackles and two pass break ups … At Illinois, recorded four stops … Against Iowa, recorded five tackles, including four solo stops … At Wake Forest, intercepted a pass on Wake Forest’s first drive of the third quarter, returning it 12 yards.
Junior Year (2005):
Was one of 16 players to start all 11 games … Finished fourth in the secondary with 44 tackles … Against West Virginia, intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, and posted three tackles, including two solo … Against Buffalo, had five tackles, including four solo … Against Virginia, broke up two passes and had four solo tackles … At Florida State, posted eight tackles, including four solo … At Connecticut,, had five tackles, including two solo and a half tackle for a loss … Against Rutgers, had one solo tackle and a pass break up … At Pittsburgh, recorded six tackles, including five solo, a tackle for a loss, and a pass break up … Against Cincinnati, had one solo stop … Had two solo tackles versus South Florida … At Notre Dame, notched four tackles, including three solo … At Louisville, had five solo tackles, one for a loss, and a pass break up.
Sophomore Year (2004):
Started all 11 games he played … At Purdue, recorded two tackles in first career start … At Buffalo, recorded his first career interception and had six tackles, including three solo … Against Cincinnati, tallied his second interception, along with four solo tackles … At Virginia, made four solo tackles … Against Florida State, had five solo tackles, including one for a loss, and broke up two passes … At West Virginia, recorded one tackle … Against Connecticut, recorded nine tackles, including eight solo … Against Pittsburgh, had seven solo tackles … At Temple, registered five tackles, including two solo stops … At Boston College, led the Orange with a career-high nine solo tackles … Had four tackles and one fumble recovery against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Freshman Year (2003):
Played in 11-of-12 games, primarily on the punt return and punt protection special teams units … Made one solo tackle against Louisville, Central Florida and Toledo … Recorded two solo stops at Virginia Tech … Did not play against Temple.
High School:
PrepStar All-Atlantic Region honorable mention … Rated No. 21 player in the Mid-Atlantic by SuperPrep … Two-time first-team all-state selection, three-time all-metro honoree and four-time first team all-county award winner … Played on two league championship teams … Won team MVP award after scoring 15 TDs, 483 yards receiving, 1,132 yards, four interceptions, 78 tackles and two sacks as a senior captain … Made 60 tackles, had three interceptions and broke up 19 passes as a junior, winning team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award … Won team’s Coaches Award as sophomore … Set school record with 19 career interceptions … Career statistics: 39 TDs, 252 tackles, 3,121 yards rushing and 1,007 receiving yards … Member of Multicultural Student Union … Recruited by assistant coach Chris White.
Personal:
Tanard Ricardo Jackson … Born July 21, 1985, in Silver Spring, Md. … Son of Tiffany Jackson … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
