Chris Jackson

Christopher Jackson (born February 26, 1975) is an American football coach and former wide receiver. He is currently the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for The University of Texas. During the 2022 season, he was the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears.

Jackson played college football at Orange Coast College before moving onto Washington State Cougars after one year. In both 1996 and 1997, Jackson was a starter for the Cougars and was considered a favorite target of Ryan Leaf. After going undrafted in the 1998 NFL draft signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent the season on their practice squad. Following his stint in Tampa Bay he would spend three seasons split with the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. In 2000, after his first stint in the NFL was over, Jackson signed with the AFL's Los Angeles Avengers. He spent three seasons with Los Angeles and was named the AFL's Rookie of the Year and totaled 3,255 yards, 238 catches and 67 touchdowns. After the Avengers, Jackson was given another opportunity in the NFL to play for the Green Bay Packers in 2002 and 2003. In his three active seasons in the NFL, he played in one game for the Titans in 2000, and one game each season (2002–03) for the Packers. Following the end of his playing career, Jackson began a career in coaching with the Chicago Bears as a defensive assistant in 2019.

Early life He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Jackson played basketball and in track and field as a long jumper and a triple jumper, but did not play football. He played in a state championship basketball game during his time at Mater Dei and ended up losing to a team led by former NBA player Jason Kidd.

Playing career College Orange Coast College Jackson attended Orange Coast College for a year and got his first taste of organized football in 1994. During the 1998 and 1999 season

Jackson helped lead the Philadelphia Soul to a championship in ArenaBowl XXII, with 140 receptions for 1,692 yards and 49 TDs on the year.

On July 8, 2011, Jackson signed with the 14-2 Arizona Rattlers to help them reach ArenaBowl XXIV. In his first game back in the AFL since winning ArenaBowl XXII with the Soul, he caught 6 passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

Jackson made a second comeback with the Rattlers in 2014, signing on August 8, 2014, just before the National Conference Championship. The Rattlers reached ArenaBowl XXVII, beating the Cleveland Gladiators 72–32. Jackson scored two touchdowns in ArenaBowl XXVII at age 39.

Return to the NFL Jackson signed with the Green Bay Packers on August 1, 2002. He was released by Winnipeg on June 20, 2009.

Coaching career Chicago Bears In 2018, Jackson was an assistant at the Chicago Bears' training camp as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, while also working as a wide receivers coach for Liberty High School in Peoria, Arizona.

On February 12, 2019, Jackson was hired by the Bears as a defensive assistant under head coach Matt Nagy. He was moved to assistant wide receivers coach in 2020. He was let go by the Bears after the 2021 season.

Jacksonville Jaguars On February 17, 2022, Jackson was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their wide receivers coach under head coach Doug Pederson.

University of Texas On January 28, 2023, Jackson accepted the wide receivers coach position at the University of Texas at Austin.