A two-star recruit out of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and former App State linebacker arrived on campus in 2017 as a redshirt freshman. The year prior in 2016, the Mountaineer defense ranked 11th in total defense, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and an LB by the name of D’Marco Jackson was looking to add to that.
While Jackson didn’t see any action on the field in 2017, he became a staple on defense for the Mountaineers from the years 2018 to 2021. Jackson won Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2021, was first team All-Sun Belt in 2020 and 2021, led App State to three bowl victories, and two conference championship victories.