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Kareem JACKSON25 CORNERBACKTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texansin the first round (20th overall) of the 2010NFL Draft.2010 (Houston 4/4): Started at cornerback in hisprofessional debut vs. Indianapolis (9/12), makingfour solo tackles and breaking up one pass...made six tackles (four solo) and had a passdefensed at Wahington (9/19)...had six tackles(three solo) and one pass defensed vs. Dallas(9/26)...made four tackles (three solo) and had apass defensed at Oakland (10/3).COLLEGE: Played in all 41 career games at Alabamaand started 40 contests, registering 159tackles (106 solo) with eight tackles for loss (24yards)…deflected 29 passes and recorded fiveinterceptions (164 yards, 32.8 avg.)…his 29 passdeflections rank fourth on Alabama’s all-time recordlist…his 13 pass breakups in 2009 rank seventhon the school’s single-season record list…registered one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…blockedtwo kicks…returned one puntfor eight yards.2009: Started all 14 games at right cornerback,ranking sixth on the team with 49 tackles (30solo) with three tackles for loss (13 yards)…tied for seventh in the SEC with an average of1.0 passes defended per game…totaled 13 passdeflections, with six coming on third-down plays,and registered one interception (79 yards)…his13 pass deflections rank seventh on Alabama’ssingle season-record list…added three tackleson the kickoff coverage unit.2008: Allowed opponents to complete just 21-of-56 (37.5 percent) pass attempts targeted intohis area…recorded 44 tackles (28 solo) with oneHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 197 | College: Alabama |Hometown: Macon, Georgia | 1st NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |Acquired: D1-’10 (20th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/4 | CareerGP/GS: 4/4 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |tackle for loss (4 yards)…recovered one fumbleand blocked one punt…ranked 11th in the SECwith 10 pass deflections… registered one interception(5 yards).2007: Started 12 games, including the final 10 atright cornerback en route to earning FreshmanAll-American honors from The NFL Draft Report…rankedfifth on the team with 66 tackles (48solo) with four tackles for loss…forced one fumbleand blocked one field goal attempt…finishedsecond on the team with three interceptions for80 yards (26.7 avg.) in returns…deflected sixpasses…named Alabama’s Defensive Co-Playerof the Week vs. Tennessee and Special TeamsCo-Player of the Week vs. Vanderbilt and FloridaState.PREP SCHOOL: Attended Fork Union MilitaryAcademy (Fork Union, Va.)…intercepted fivepasses in his only season at the school…givena four-star rating by Rivals.com.HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Westside High Schoolin Macon, Ga. and compiled 1,436 rushing yardswith 20 touchdowns and nine receptions for 256yards with two touchdowns as a senior…accountedfor 16 tackles and three interceptionson defense as a senior…concluded a three-yearvarsity career with over 3,447 rushing yards and46 touchdowns…played in The Max EmfingerThird Annual High School All-American Classic…ratedas the 17th-best overall prospect inthe nation by Rivals.com.PERSONAL: General Studies major…resides inMacon, Georgia.HOUSTONTEXANS.COM