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LSU cornerback Donte Jackson declares for 2018 NFL Draft

LSU cornerback Donte Jackson is headed to the NFL.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound speedster made his announcement about his intentions to enter the 2018 NFL Draft on Tuesday afternoon.

-- Donte Action Jackson (@_DJack01) January 9, 2018

Jackson was a two-year started for the Tigers and was named second-team All-American by The Sporting News and second-team All-SEC by the conference's coaches following the 2017 season.

Jackson had 49 tackles, 10 pass breakups, one interception and one sack this season. He has four career interceptions and 20 career pass breakups.

He made one start at cornerback as a freshman and then 11 as a sophomore starting alongside Tre'Davious White and Kevin Toliver, who also announced his intentions to go to the NFL Draft on Monday.