Eddie Jackson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Coffeyville CC

Wide receiver who gained a real feel for the WVU offense this spring ... an outstanding blocker as well as pass catcher ... 46 yards on three catches in Gold-Blue spring game ... sat out last year after his transfer from Washington ... 2003 Danny Van Etten Award as the scout team player of the year on offense ... scout team champion: Cincinnati, Miami ... caught 16 passes for 152 yards for UW in 2002 ... knows how to catch the ball and get downfield ... dependable target ... caught 42-yard TD from Charles Hales in spring Gold-Blue Game ... played two years at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, where he was an all-Jayhawk pick ... caught an 80-yard TD in the 2001 Heart of Texas Bowl ... standout at Columbus (Ohio) South High, catching 55 passes for 955 yards and 12 scores as a senior ... first team all-city, all-district, all-metro ... second team all-state and Central Ohio Super 25 pick ... also attended Fork Union Military Academy ... son of Sherry and Gregory Jackson ... majoring in athletic coaching education