#24 - Andrew Jackson
Position: DB
Year: Sr.
Hometown: New Britain, CT
High School: New Britain
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190

2008: Team captain...preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services.

2007: Started in 10 games...First Team All-Northeast-10...New England Football Writers Division II/II All-New England selection...ECAC All-Star...returned 17 kickoffs for 556 yards (32.7 ypr) and 587 all-purpose yards...tallied three interceptions...returned interception 31 yards against Saint Anselm (10/13)...blocked a field goal against Southern Connecticut and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown (9/28)...also tallied two INTs against SCSU, earning Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors...recorded 33 tackles (25 solo) and broke-up seven passes...recorded season-high six tackles three times, vs. Bentley (9/21), at Southern Connecticut (9/28) and vs. Saint Anselm (10/13)...season-high 73-yard kick return at C.W. Post (11/10).

2006:  Appeared in all 12 games ... First Team All-Northeast-10 ... New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England selection ... finished season with 17 kickoffs for 429 yards (25.5 ypr) and 533 all-purpose yards ... returned opening kick of 2007 season 95 yards for a touchdown in 16-3 win at Stonehill (9/1) ... tallied four interceptions and 48 tackles (30 solo) ... returned an interception 48 yards in win over American International (10/7) and another 33 yards against Southern Connecticut in the First Round of the NCAA Playoffs ... also broke up four passes against SCSU and returned three kickoffs for 59 yards (11/18) ... season-high nine tackles (eight solo) in 10-7 win over C.W. Post to propel Merrimack into the playoffs ... made six tackles (three solo) at Division I-AA Rhode Island (9/9) ... returned three kickoffs for 61 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards in NCAA Second Round against Shepherd (11/25). 

2005: Appeared in all 10 games ... returned 17 kickoffs for 707 yards and 17 punts for 68 yards for a total of 781 all-purpose yards ... led NCAA Division II with 41.6 yards per kick return average and four touchdowns ... First Team All-Northeast-10 ... New England Sports Writers Division II/III All-New England Team ... D2Football.com All-American Honorable Mention Defense ... posted four games with 100+ return yards, highlighted by a 160-yard performance in the first-ever night game at Warrior Field against Bentley (9/10); returned a kickoff 84-yards for a touchdown ... tallied 147 return yards against Stonehill, including an 81-yard touchdown return (11/5) ... returned the opening kick a then-school-record 89 yards for a touchdown in a win over Saint Anselm (10/8) ... posted 114 return yards - including an 81-yard kick return for a touchdown - in Homecoming win against Pace (10/22) ... also finished third on team with 71 tackles - including a team-high 49 solo - and was second on team with four interceptions ... broke up seven passes and also recovered two fumbles.

2004: Appeared in two games before suffering season-ending injury ... rushed for 103 yards on 24 carries, including 71 yards on 19 rush attempts in win over Bryant (9/11) ... caught two passes for 14 yards ... one kick return for 30 yards and seven punt returns for 33 yards ... made two solo tackles.

Personal/High School: Born July 29, 1985 ... son of Welton and Marcia ... played in 2004 all-star game ... 2003 and 2004 all-conference and all-state selection ... MVP of 2003 state championship ... Honor Roll student ... selected to play in US Army All-American Bowl ... electrical engineering major at Merrimack.

Merrimack Football 2008
Merrimack Individual Game-by-Game
(as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games

#24 Andrew Jackson
 
      Rushing  Receiving  Passing  Kick Ret  Punt Ret  all 
Date  Opponent  no.  yds  td  lg  no.  yds  td  lg  c-a-i  yds  td  lg  no.  yds  td  lg  no.  yds  td  lg  purp 
Sep 06, 2008  HUSSON  0-0-0  103  81  103 
Sep 13, 2008  at Bryant  0-0-0  61  23  25  12  86 
Sep. 19 2008  ASSUMPTION  0-0-0  30  29  46  25  76 
Sep 27, 2008  SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT  31  13  0-0-0  88  28  75  75  194 
Oct 04, 2008  at Pace  0-0-0  13  12  40  15  53 
Oct. 10 2008  SAINT ANSELM  0-0-0  100  31  109 
Oct 18, 2008  at Bentley  -2  0-0-0  11  11  39 
Oct 25, 2008  at Stonehill College  0-0-0  13  13  13 
Nov 1, 2008   AIC  64  39  0-0-0  75  75  139 
Nov 08, 2008  at Assumption  32  28  0-0-0  19  19  53 
Totals     62  39  63  28  0-0-0  19  425  81  19  285  75  865 

Games played: 10
Avg per rush: 12.4
Avg per catch: 10.5
Kick ret avg: 22.4
Punt ret avg: 15.0
All purpose avg/game: 86.5
Total offense avg/gm: 6.2

      Tackles  Sacks  Fumble  Int     pass  blkd  PAT  PAT       
Date  Opponent  solo  ast  total  tfl  yds  no.  yds  ff  fr  yds  no.  yds  qbh  brup  kick  kicks  rush  rcv  saf  pts 
Sep 06, 2008  HUSSON  1.0  1.0  0-0 
Sep 13, 2008  at Bryant  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Sep. 19 2008  ASSUMPTION  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Sep 27, 2008  SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Oct 04, 2008  at Pace  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Oct. 10 2008  SAINT ANSELM  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Oct 18, 2008  at Bentley  0.0  0.0  30  0-0 
Oct 25, 2008  at Stonehill College  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Nov 1, 2008   AIC  0.0  0.0  0-0  12 
Nov 08, 2008  at Assumption  0.0  0.0  0-0 
Totals     41  17  58  1.0  1.0  30  10  0-0  24