Vestee Jackson
No. 24
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963
Fresno, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Fresno (CA) McLane
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started:119-85
Interceptions:18
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Vestee Jackson II (born August 14, 1963) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).

Collegiate career

Vestee finished his college career with 13 interceptions from 1983–1985 at the University of Washington.

NFL career

Jackson was drafted in the second round (55th overall) by the Bears in the 1986 NFL Draft.[1][2] He played eight seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Chicago Bears (1986–1990) and the Miami Dolphins (1991–1993).

His rookie year, he had 3 interceptions and followed it up with 2 in 1987. His best season was 1988, when he led the NFC with 8 interceptions.[3] He would follow it up with 2 in 1989 and 1 interception in 1990.

With the Miami Dolphins, he contributed 3 interceptions in 1992 but would retire after the 1993 season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ↑ "NFL Draft : Round-by-round". Los Angeles Times. 1986-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Vestee Jackson NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1963-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.


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