 Image of Jackson from a 2024 Instagram post | |
| No. 31 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 11, 1999 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died: | July 6, 2024 (aged 24) Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wise (Upper Marlboro) |
| College: | Fort Scott CC (2019) Alabama (2021–2022) Oregon (2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 4 / pick: 108 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Khyree Anthony Jackson (August 11, 1999 – July 6, 2024) was an American football cornerback. He played college football for the Fort Scott CC Greyhounds, Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Oregon Ducks. The Minnesota Vikings selected him in the fourth round, with the 108th overall pick, of the 2024 NFL draft.
Born in Washington, D.C., Jackson won a state championship with Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in 2018. He temporarily quit football after dropping out of Arizona Western College but returned the next year, switching from wide receiver to cornerback partway through his year at Fort Scott. He transferred to Oregon after two seasons at Alabama, earning All-Pac-12 honors in 2023. After being drafted by the Vikings, Jackson was killed in a traffic collision in Maryland.