. ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁registered ▁ 4 3 ▁tack les ▁( one ▁for ▁loss ), ▁ 4 ▁inter ception s ▁( t ied ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁lead ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁conference ), ▁ 5 ▁passes ▁def ensed ▁( led ▁the ▁team ), ▁one ▁s ack , ▁ 3 ▁forced ▁f umb les ▁( t ied ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁lead ) ▁and ▁one ▁f umble ▁recovery . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁defense ▁that ▁ranked ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁pass ▁defense ▁( 1 3 4 . 8 ▁yards ) ▁and ▁sevent h ▁in ▁total ▁defense ▁( 2 6 2 . 8 ▁yards ). ▁He ▁had ▁ 2 ▁inter ception s ▁against ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Jackson ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁round ▁( 2 2 4 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁League ▁of ▁American ▁Football . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁starting ▁corner back ▁for ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁Drag ons . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁signed