Dan Jackson is having a moment. Playing for the No. 1-ranked Georgia football team, the walk-on isn’t just getting on the field here and there. And the Bulldogs’ fans have noticed.
A 6-foot-1 and 190-pound redshirt sophomore defensive back from Gainesville, Ga., Jackson led the Bulldogs with six tackles in last week’s win at Auburn, and on special teams in the shutout of Arkansas two weeks ago, he blocked a punt that was recovered for a touchdown. Heading into Saturday’s big game against No. 11 Kentucky, Jackson has 13 tackles, nine of them solo.
William Mote, Georgia’s long snapper on punts, is very good friends with Jackson, Both came in as walk-ons and earned their places on the team and on the field. During a recent Quick Chat, Mote brought up Jackson often, saying that he’s one of those guys that’s seemingly good at everything he does.
During a Quick Chat after practice Tuesday, Jackson talked about making plays, chasing dreams, playing the guitar, the importance of having confidence in yourself, and much more. Here’s some of what he had to say:
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