William Jackson III

No. 22 Cincinnati Bengals

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

189 lb (86 kg)

Career information

High school:

Houston (TX) Wheatley

College:

Houston

NFL draft:

2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24

Career history

Cincinnati Bengals (2016–present)

Roster status:

Unsigned draft pick

Career highlights and awards

2× Second-team All-AAC (2014, 2015)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

William Jackson III is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Houston.

High school

Jackson attended Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas, where he was teammates with Xavien Howard.

He was considered three-star prospect by Rivals.com.^[1] He accepted a scholarship to play college football at the University of Houston.

College career

Jackson attended Trinity Valley Community College for his freshman year, before enrolling at the University of Houston for his sophomore year. As a senior, he broke up 23 passes and had 5 interceptions.

Professional career

Jackson was drafted as the 24th overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2016 NFL Draft.^[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 0 in	189 lb	31 3/4 in	9 1/4 in	4.37 s			4.32 s	6.86 s		9 ft 8 in	10 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Houston Cougars pro day.^[3]

References

↑ "Rivals".
↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ "William Jackson III Draft Profile – NFL.com". NFL.com.

External links

Houston Cougars bio

2016 NFL draft first-round selections

Cincinnati Bengals 2016 NFL draft selections

William Jackson III Tyler Boyd Nick Vigil Andrew Billings Christian Westerman Cody Core Clayton Fejedelem

Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft picks

Cincinnati Bengals current roster

Active roster	2 Mike Nugent 3 Keith Wenning 4 Zach Hocker 5 AJ McCarron 10 Kevin Huber 11 Brandon LaFell 14 Andy Dalton 15 Mario Alford 16 Cody Core 18 A. J. Green 19 Brandon Tate 20 Taylor Mays 21 Darqueze Dennard 22 Chykie Brown 24 Adam Jones 25 Giovani Bernard 26 Josh Shaw 27 Dre Kirkpatrick 30 Cedric Peerman 32 Jeremy Hill 33 Rex Burkhead 34 Bronson Hill 36 Shawn Williams 37 Chris Lewis-Harris 40 Derron Smith 41 Floyd Raven 42 Clayton Fejedelem 43 George Iloka 44 Jake Fisher 46 Clark Harris 47 Paul Dawson 48 John Peters 50 Jeff Luc 51 Jayson DiManche 52 Trevor Roach 53 Marquis Flowers 56 Karlos Dansby 57 Vincent Rey 58 Rey Maualuga 59 Nick Vigil 60 T. J. Johnson 61 Russell Bodine 63 Christian Westerman 65 Clint Boling 66 Trey Hopkins 68 Kevin Zeitler 69 DeShawn Williams 70 Cedric Ogbuehi 73 Eric Winston 75 Andrew Billings 77 Andrew Whitworth 80 Michael Bennett 81 Tyler Kroft 83 Tyler Boyd 84 Jake Kumerow 85 Tyler Eifert 86 James Wright 87 C. J. Uzomah 88 Matt Lengel 89 Ryan Hewitt 90 Michael Johnson 91 Marcus Hardison 92 Pat Sims 93 Will Clarke 94 Domata Peko 95 Dezmond Johnson 96 Carlos Dunlap 97 Geno Atkins 98 Brandon Thompson 99 Margus Hunt –- William Jackson III

Reserve lists	55 Vontaze Burfict (Susp.)

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