2023 Football Roster

80 Brennan Jackson

  • Position Edge
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 264
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Business Management
  • Hometown Temecula, Calif.
  • High School Great Oak HS

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE 

GRADUATE (2023): Appeared and started in all 12 games at EDGE…named to Preseason All-Pac 12 First Team by Athlon and Second Team by Media and Phil Steele…invited to 2024 NFL Combine and 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl…named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch Lists…according to Pro Football Focus, among Pac-12 EDGE players, 2nd-best run defense grade (78.2), 3rd-best coverage grade (71.4), and 5th-best overall defensive grade (82.3)…totaled 57 tackles, 26 solo and 31 assisted…led the team in sacks with 8.5, seven of those solo…also led the team in tackles for loss with 12.5 for a total loss of 78 yards…led the team with four fumble recoveries, three taken all the way to the house…also had a forced fumble, nine quarterback hurries, and three pass breakups…ranked fourth in Pac-12 in sacks and tackles for loss, and first in fumble recoveries with four…finished his WSU career with 33.5 TFl’s, 10th all-time at WSU, while his 20.0 sacks register eighth in program history…credited with five tackles and two fumble recoveries against Wisconsin, one returned for a touchdown…had five tackles against Oregon State and UCLA, with one and a half sacks against UCLA…recorded season high eight tackles against Arizona with a 10-yard sack…credited with one and half sacks against Stanford and two more sacks with a forced fumble in game at Cal…career game against Colorado with half a sack, two fumble recoveries for touchdowns and four tackles…finished the season in the Apple Cup with five tackles and a nine yard sack...first Cougar to return two fumbles for touchdowns in WSU single-game history and first Pac-12 player since Oregon State’s Rashaad Reynolds in 2013…named to 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

RS-JUNIOR (2022): Named to All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team…NFF William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (best football scholar-athlete)…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (Media), Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)…named to Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List…started all 13 games…tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 12 tackles-for-loss and six sacks…forced one fumble, batted down three passes and led team with 45 quarterback pressures…made five tackles with two tackles-for-loss including a sack in win over Idaho…named WSU Defensive Player of the Week, made six tackles including 1.5 for loss in win at No. 19 Wisconsin…made three tackles and shared a sack in win over Colorado State…made two tackles-for-loss against No. 15 Oregon…recorded a tackle-for-loss in win over Cal…earned second-best pass-rush grade among Pac-12 defenders during week five…made four tackles and batted down a pass at No. 6 USC…made two stops at Oregon State…shared one tackle and batted down a pass against No. 14 Utah, ejected for targeting late in 1st half…made five tackles including one sack in win at Stanford…named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week and WSU Defensive Player of the Week, made five tackles including career-best two sacks in win over Arizona State…made two tackles in win at Arizona…made one stop and one quarterback hurry in Apple Cup…had a sack and pass breakup against Fresno State in LA Bowl...named to Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll (MBA).

RS-SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in all 13 games, 12 in a starting role…Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team and 2021 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention … Pre-season All-Pac-12 Second Team (Phil Steele), Preseason All-Pac-12 Fourth Team (Athlon) and Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (Media) … second on team with four sacks … 8th in Pac-12 with 38 pressures (PFF College) …  made five stops and one quarterback hurry against Utah State … made four stops, shared a sack, batted down a 4th-down pass and recorded a QB hurry against Portland State … made two stops and a QB hurry against USC … made four tackles including a sack in win at Cal, earned Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week … made three tackles with a TFL and INT in win over Oregon State … made season-high six tackles with one sack and recovered game-ending fumble in win over Stanford, named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week … made four tackles including a sack at No. 3 Oregon … made three tackles and shared a sack in Apple Cup win… recorded six tackles, three solo, with a TFL against Central Michigan in Sun Bowl.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2020): Named All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…started all four games at EDGE…tied for fourth on team with 19 tackles…second on team with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and tied for team-lead with 1.5 sacks, also forced a fumble…made first career start, set career high with seven tackles and first career half-sack at Oregon State…made four tackles including two tackles-for-loss and forced a fumble against No. 11 Oregon…made five stops including first career solo sack at No. 20 USC…recorded three tackles at Utah...earned bachelor's degree in business administration.

RS-FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in first two games…shared a tackle-for-loss against Northern Colorado…missed final 11 games with a leg injury.

FRESHMAN (2018): Redshirt season...did not appear in a game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played three varsity seasons for head coach Robbie Robinson, playing defensive line and tight end…as a JUNIOR, earned second-team All-Southwestern League honors on the defensive line after making 88 tackles, including 10 sacks…as a SENIOR, garnered All-Southwestern League first-team defensive line and second-team all-league at tight end...made 102 tackles and posted 13.0 tackles-for-loss, including two sacks, along with two forced fumbles…caught 18 passes for 340 yards and one touchdown...rated three stars by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com.

PERSONAL
Born in Montgomery, Ohio...parents, Travis and Amy...younger sister, Makayla and younger brother, Maddux...earned academic letter in November, 2017 for being in Top 15 percent of graduating class.

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Historical Player Information

  • 94

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 235 lbs
    94
  • 2018-19Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
  • 80

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 252 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Edge
    6'4" 249 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Edge
    6'4" 255 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Edge
    6'4" 263 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2023Graduate Student

    Edge
    6'4" 264 lbs
    80