23 Players in 23 Days: #3 McKinnley Jackson

Position: Defensive line
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Lucedale, MS
Height: 6-2
Weight: 325 lbs.

Key notes from Olin’s thoughts on Jackson

• Mt. McKinnley Jackson is nasty. He is your best interior lineman.
   
• He didn't play the first five games of the season. They used him sparingly against Miami and UMass. He basically played half of the season. In half of the games, he had 37 tackles.
   
• He is solid and impressive for an interior lineman. He had seven tackles for loss in essentially six games. They missed him last year. They might have won another game or two if their run defense was a little bit better.
   
• A&M has not had an interior lineman taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since Ty Warren in 2003. Jackson is so good. He can make plays on the perimeter. He can rush the passer. I don't know what you are looking for that Jackson isn't, except being there for 12 games.
   
• In 2019, Justin Madubuike had 45 tackles in 12 games. That is eight more than Jackson had in basically six games. He is a producer. Against Miami and UMass, he played, but he was not out there for long.
   
• If Jackson is healthy, A&M has a big-time player right in the middle of that defense.