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Ra. Jackson Fact: Has started just two games the last two years, but has 65 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss.
Years Lettered: 2005,06
Bowl Participation: Reserve defensive tackle in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; starting defensive tackle in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: First-team defensive tackle
Overview: Perhaps the most productive second-team defensive player over the last two years; he has started just two of the 25 games, but has 65 tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss...has not missed a game in two years...named most improved among defensive linemen for the 2007 spring practice...listed as a starting defensive tackle entering fall practice...picking up where he left off last year; he started the Music City Bowl against Kentucky, his only start of the year; had three tackles, including a tackle for loss...singled out by Head Coach Tommy Bowden after many spring practices in 2007...among the top-20 defensive tackles in the nation by Sporting News entering the 2007 season...named to the Clemson Academic Honor roll for the fall and spring semesters...named to the ACC Academic Honor roll for the 2006-07 academic year, as he had at least a 3.0 GPA in both semesters...will be an Academic All-ACC candidate in 2007...seventh on the team in the hang clean (370) and seventh in total weight lifted (1,550)...first-team freshman All-American...had 15 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss over the last three games of 2005, all wins.
2006: Reserve defensive tackle who had at least one tackle in 11 of the 13 games...had 26 tackles, including a high of five in just 21 snaps against #13 Georgia Tech...had four tackles in 38 plays in the win over N.C. State...played just four snaps against Florida Atlantic due to a sprained knee, but came back to play 23 snaps at Boston College...had three tackles in 25 plays off the bench at #9 Florida State...played at least 15 snaps in every game but the first game...played 36 snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl when he started.
2005: Co-winner of the defensive rookie-of-the-year award by the Tiger coaches...first-team freshman All-America defensive tackle according to CollegeFootballNews.com...second-team freshman All-America defensive tackle by Rivals.com...honorable mention freshman All-American by Sporting News...first-team All-ACC freshman by Sporting News...fourth among Tiger freshmen in snaps (306), including second among freshman defenders...had 39 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks; his 8.5 tackles for loss were fourth-most on the team and most among defensive tackles...had 15 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss over the last three games...his 39 tackles ranked 10th on the team, quite an accomplishment considering he has started just one game and averaged just 25 plays per game...had five tackles against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl; added two tackles for loss and a sack...second among non-starters in tackles behind C.J. Gaddis...top tackler among defensive tackles...made many strong plays, but one stands out; had a pass deflection on what proved to be South Carolina's last offensive play; he deflected the ball to Charles Bennett, who made the interception; Clemson ran out the clock and claimed the 13-9 win over the #19 Gamecocks; also had five tackles, a recovered fumble, and a tackle for loss in 29 snaps...had five tackles, including half a sack, against #16 Florida State; therefore he had 10 tackles in the two wins over top-20 teams to close the regular season...had a season-high six tackles against #25 Boston College, including two tackles for loss...made his only start of the year at Georgia Tech...had three tackles in 13 snaps against #17 Texas A&M, so he was a big part of Clemson's three top-20 wins in 2005.
2004: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Three-year starter at Union High...three-time all-conference pick...all-state as a senior...played in the 2003 Shrine Bowl...listed in the High School Sports Report top 100...top-20 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...from the same high school (Union High) as fomer Tiger Kyle Browning...coached by Mike Anthony...born Rashaad D. Jackson on Jan. 25, 1985...majoring in community recreation management.
