2005 General Roster
Roster
Tanard Jackson
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Silver Spring, MD
- High School:
- Bullis School
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.
Jackson's Career Statistics
| Year |
Tackles |
Assists |
Tot. |
TFL |
Sacks |
Tot. |
FF |
Fumble Rec. |
| 2003 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
45 |
11 |
56 |
1.5-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 2005 |
31 |
11 |
42 |
2.5-4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2006 |
45 |
12 |
57 |
4.5-32 |
2.5-29 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
126 |
34 |
160 |
8.5-38 |
2.5-29 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
Jackson's Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 9 vs. Wyoming, 2006 |
| Assists | 4 vs. Florida State, 2005; South Florida, Connecticut, 2006 | |
| Total | 10 vs. Wyoming, 2006 | |
| Fumble Rec. | 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004; West Virginia, 2005; Wake Forest, West Virginia, 2006 | |
| Fumble Ret. | 9 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 | |
| Pass Breakups | 2 vs. Florida State, 2004; Virginia, 2005; Miami (OH), 2006 | |
| Int. | 1 vs. Buffalo, Cincinnati, 2004; West Virginia, 2005; Wake Forest, Wyoming, 2006 | |
| Sacks | 1.0/3 vs. Illinois, 1.0/14 vs. Louisville, 2006, 1.0/12 vs. Connecticut, 2006 | |
| TFL/Yds. | 2.0/16 vs. Louisville, 2006 |
| Jackson's Career Bests | |||||||||
| Tackles | Solo | 9 vs. Wyoming, 2006 | X | ||||||
| Assist | 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 ; South Florida, Connecticut, 2006 | X | |||||||
| Total | 10 vs. Wyoming, 2006 | ||||||||
| Fumble Rec. | 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004; West Virginia, 2005; Wake Forest, West Virginia, 2006 | ||||||||
| Fumble Ret. | 9 vs. Geargia Tech, 2004 | ||||||||
| Pass Breakups | 2 vs. Florida State, 2004; Virginia, 2005; Miami (OH), 2006 | ||||||||
| Int. | 1 vs. Buffalo & Cincinnati, 2004; West Virginia, 2005; Wake Forest, Wyoming, 2006 | ||||||||
| Sacks | 1.0/3 vs. Illinois, 1.0/14 vs. Louisville, 1.0/12 vs. Connecticut, 2006 | ||||||||
| TFL-Yds | 2.0/16 vs. Louisville, 2006 | X | |||||||
