Donovan Jackson

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-4

Weight: 324 lbs

College: Ohio State

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YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2025	Minnesota Vikings	14	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Started at LG in all 14 games he appeared in during his rookie campaign, logging 795 snaps on the offensive line, while allowing just 2.0 sacks per Pro Football Focus.
Was inactive due to injury in Week 13 at Seattle (11/30).
Was inactive due to injury in Weeks 4-5.
Made his NFL debut in Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football, starting at LG and playing 100% of the team's offensive snaps.

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Started at LG in all 14 games he appeared in during his rookie campaign, logging 795 snaps on the offensive line, while allowing just 2.0 sacks per Pro Football Focus.
Was inactive due to injury in Week 13 at Seattle (11/30).
Was inactive due to injury in Weeks 4-5.
Made his NFL debut in Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football, starting at LG and playing 100% of the team's offensive snaps.

COLLEGE - OHIO STATE

Part of Ohio State's 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship team.
Played four seasons at Ohio State (2021-24), starting 40 of the 53 games he played in his career at both LG and LT, including starting every game he played from 2022-24.
According to Pro Football Focus, only allowed 5.0 sacks in 1,293 pass blocking snaps played in his career.
In 2024, contributed to an Ohio State offense that ranked seventh nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed per game (3.75) and tenth in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0).
Was a part of an offensive line that allowed just 4.0 sacks in four games during the College Football Playoffs.
In 2023, started all 13 games at right guard.
Started all 13 games at right guard in 2022, helping lead the Buckeyes to a No. 9 ranking nationally in total offense (490.7 yards per game) and No. 2 in scoring (44.2 points per game) in 2022.
Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2021.

HONORS

PREP - EPISCOPAL (TEXAS)

Five-star prospect according to 247Sports and the nation's No. 1 ranked guard.
No. 1 player in the state of Texas and No. 17 overall player.
Started at LT at Houston Christian High School as a freshman before transferring to Episcopal High School.
Helped Episcopal win the Southwest Preparatory Conference 4A title as a junior.
Selected for the Army All-American Bowl.
Took home OL MVP honors at The Opening in July of 2019.

OFF THE FIELD

Son of Melanie and Todd Jackson.
Both his parents are from Ohio. Father grew up in Cleveland and his mother is from Cincinnati.
Sister, Rachel, is working on her master's degree in environmental sciences at Duke.
Mother was an elementary school teacher for 25 years before retiring. His grandmothers were also teachers, and one of his uncles is a music professor at the University of Georgia.
Interned with the Ohio State Department of Athletics' fan experience and promotions area in the summer of 2023 as part of the Bucks Go Pro program.
Graduated in December of 2024 with his degree in sport industry.
Played basketball and baseball as a kid and threw discus and shot put in high school, and he won state twice in the shot put and discus.