2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 22
Josiah Jackson
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Fairfield
2023 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Saw action against Duquesne and at Oklahoma
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2023
High School
- Played for coach Jason Krause at Fairfield High
- 2022 OHSAA Division I All-State First Team
- Selected to play in the 2023 US Army Bowl in Frisco, Texas
- Multiple-time all-conference selection
- Earned all-region and all-city honors
- Helped the Indians to a 7-4 record and appearance in the OHSAA playoffs as a senior
- Totaled 35 tackles in 2022, including 2.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and a touchdown
- Recorded a 27-yard punt return for a touchdown against Lakota East
- A member of Fairfield’s 5-4 squad in 2021, which reached the second round of the Division I playoffs
- Had 48 tackles with two interceptions as a junior
- Also secured 41 tackles, one fumble recovery and a touchdown during his sophomore campaign
- Earned four-star by On3 and three-star distinction by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals
- On3 rates him No. 20 cornerback nationally and No. 5 recruit in Ohio
- Ranked as the No. 80 cornerback in the nation, as well as the No. 23 overall player in Ohio by 247Sports
- Rivals lists him as the No. 83 overall cornerback and No. 26 Ohio prospect, while ESPN grades him as the No. 91 cornerback nationally and No. 23 player in Ohio
- Also offered by Duke, Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Maryland and Vanderbilt, among others
Personal
- Son of Fate and Tiffany Jackson
- One of eight children (4 brothers, 3 sisters)
- Twin brother of fellow WVU player Jordan Jackson
- Majoring in sport management
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