2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 2
Ja'Keem Jackson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0.5
- Weight:
- 189
- Hometown:
- Kissimmee, Fla.
- High School:
- Osceola
- Season at UF:
- 2nd
Pronunciationย Feature Clipsย Seasonย Stats (PDF)ย ย Career Stats (PDF)ย ย
2024 SEASON: Started each of Floridaโs first two games in the secondary before suffering a season-ending injury, finishing with four tackles and one pass breakup
2023:ย Saw action in 11 gamesโฆ Finished with seven tackles (five solo), three pass breakups and a quarterback hurryโฆ Made two tackles vs. No. 5 Florida State (Nov. 25)... Recorded a solo tackle at No. 18 LSU (Nov. 11)... Assisted on a tackle vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 7)... Had a solo tackle and quarterback hurry against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Led the Gators with two pass breakups in the same drive and added one tackle in the win against McNeese (Sept. 9)... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31) and tallied one solo tackle.
High School
Ranked a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivalsโฆ Named an ESPN Top-300 Playerโฆ Rated as the No. 3 ranked and 40th overall recruit by On3โฆ Invited to the 2023 Under Armour All-America gameโฆ Had four interceptions and pass breakups in 2022โฆ Played both CB and WR in his junior and senior yearsโฆ Intercepted three passes in four games on defense in junior season and had 36 catches for 548 yards and 4 fourTDsโฆ Led Osceola to a 10-4 record and Florida State Semifinal appearance his senior yearโฆ Chose Florida over Georgia, Florida State, Miami and Tennessee, among others.
2024 SEASON: Started each of Floridaโs first two games in the secondary before suffering a season-ending injury, finishing with four tackles and one pass breakup
- vs. No. 19 Miami: Made first-career start in the secondary, finishing with one solo tackle and one pass breakup
- vs. Samford: Started and totaled three tackles (one solo)
2023:ย Saw action in 11 gamesโฆ Finished with seven tackles (five solo), three pass breakups and a quarterback hurryโฆ Made two tackles vs. No. 5 Florida State (Nov. 25)... Recorded a solo tackle at No. 18 LSU (Nov. 11)... Assisted on a tackle vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 7)... Had a solo tackle and quarterback hurry against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Led the Gators with two pass breakups in the same drive and added one tackle in the win against McNeese (Sept. 9)... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31) and tallied one solo tackle.
High School
Ranked a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivalsโฆ Named an ESPN Top-300 Playerโฆ Rated as the No. 3 ranked and 40th overall recruit by On3โฆ Invited to the 2023 Under Armour All-America gameโฆ Had four interceptions and pass breakups in 2022โฆ Played both CB and WR in his junior and senior yearsโฆ Intercepted three passes in four games on defense in junior season and had 36 catches for 548 yards and 4 fourTDsโฆ Led Osceola to a 10-4 record and Florida State Semifinal appearance his senior yearโฆ Chose Florida over Georgia, Florida State, Miami and Tennessee, among others.
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