University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Moved to safety before the start of spring practice, should start at the “Husky” position in the fall ... A preseason first-team all-Sun Belt Conference pick at safety by Athlon Sports ... Was one of four captains for the Red team, winners of the program’s annual spring game by a 14-point margin ... Shared team-high honors with six stops in the second spring scrimmage, which included an assist behind the line ... Intercepted one pass and broke up another in the first scrimmage of the spring campaign, finishing with six tackles; that included two for loss with a sack.

As A Junior (2015): Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts in his first season with the program ... Was an honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference selection at linebacker after leading the Jaguars with 8½ tackles for loss while ranking third on the squad with 72 total stops ... Also tied for the team lead with two interceptions and three quarterback hurries ... Named the SBC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week after recording six solo tackles — including two for a loss of 11 yards — and intercepting a pair of passes in road victory over rival Troy ... Also earned the coaches’ weekly linebacker award for the performance ... Posted career-best 12 stops, with 10 of those unassisted and behind the line of scrimmage, against eventual Sun Belt champion Arkansas State ... Collected nine stops in his USA debut, a win over Gardner-Webb ... Finished with eight tackles in Homecoming defeat of Idaho ... Received the coaches’ weekly linebacker award after recording seven stops — with one behind the line — in Louisiana-Lafayette win ... Had seven total tackles, including six solo, in back-to-back contests at Georgia State and Georgia Southern, tying for the team lead in the latter outing ... Credited with five stops at Nebraska, and also had five tackles to go along with a forced fumble in season finale against Appalachian State ... Made four unassisted stops, with one for loss, at Texas State.

Alabama-Birmingham Highlights (2014): In his first year at UAB last fall, started each of the Blazers’ first two contests before suffering a season-ending injury ... Finished with a total of seven stops, which included six unassisted ... In win over Troy to begin the year, was credited with five tackles — including a sack — and a fumble recovery ... Intercepted one pass and broke up two others at Mississippi State the following week, posting two solo stops as well.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Played two years at Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC ... Led the Wolfpack with 82 tackles as a freshman, which included three behind the line of scrimmage, while breaking up four passes ... Credited with a career-high 14 stops in a win over East Mississippi CC and had 10 against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... Recorded 43 tackles his sophomore year, also breaking up 15 passes to go along with a pair of interceptions and a fumble recovery he returned 32 yards in earning first-team all-region honors ... Collected season-best 10 stops in win over Northeast Mississippi CC to open the year, adding three passes defensed and an interception ... Posted eight tackles and two pass break ups in shutout of East Central (Miss.) CC ... Broke up four passes in victory over Hinds (Miss.) CC as well as at MGCCC, adding five stops against the latter.

High School Highlights: Lettered three years in football at Magee High, while also playing basketball (four years) and baseball (three years) for the Trojans.

Personal: Full name is Kalen O’Neal Jackson ... Born March 1, 1994, in Flowood, Miss. ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Likes Chick-fil-A ... A communication major.