Theo Jackson

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 27

Weight: 205 lbs

College: Tennessee

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YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2025	Minnesota Vikings	14	46	21	25	2	1
2024	Minnesota Vikings	17	14	11	3	0	3	1	0	3	3	3
2023	Minnesota Vikings	15	19	12	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Minnesota Vikings	11	4	3	1	0	0
TOTAL		57	83	47	36	2	5	2	0	3	1.5	3

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2025	Minnesota Vikings	14	0	0	1		1	0
2024	Minnesota Vikings	17			0
2023	Minnesota Vikings	15			0
2022	Minnesota Vikings	11	0	0	0	1
TOTAL		57	0	0	1	1	1	0

Biography

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appeared in 14 games with eight starts in 2025, recording career highs in tackles (46), TFLs (three) and sacks (2.0). He also logged the first forced fumble and fumble recovery of his career.
Registered his second career sack in Week 18 vs. Green Bay (1/4). He finished with four tackles, including one for loss, and 1.0 sack.
Recorded his first career sack in Week 17 vs. Detroit (12/25). He totaled four tackles on the day.
Was inactive due to injury in Weeks 13-14.
Posted six tackles, including the first tackle for loss of his career, in Week 12 at Green Bay (11/23).
Was inactive due to injury in Week 10 vs. Baltimore (11/9).
Played in his 50th career game in Week 8 at the Los Angeles Chargers (10/23) on Thursday Night Football.
Tallied five tackles in Week 7 vs. Philadelphia (10/19).
Finished with eight tackles in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns in London (10/5). His 23 tackles on the season set a career-high.
Had one tackle and his first career forced fumble in Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/21).
In Week 2 vs. Atlanta (9/14) on Sunday Night Football, recovered his second career forced fumble in the first quarter. Also had a team-leading and career-high nine tackles.
Recorded his first career start in Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football, and logged four total tackles.

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appeared in 14 games with eight starts in 2025, recording career highs in tackles (46), TFLs (three) and sacks (2.0). He also logged the first forced fumble and fumble recovery of his career.
Registered his second career sack in Week 18 vs. Green Bay (1/4). He finished with four tackles, including one for loss, and 1.0 sack.
Recorded his first career sack in Week 17 vs. Detroit (12/25). He totaled four tackles on the day.
Was inactive due to injury in Weeks 13-14.
Posted six tackles, including the first tackle for loss of his career, in Week 12 at Green Bay (11/23).
Was inactive due to injury in Week 10 vs. Baltimore (11/9).
Played in his 50th career game in Week 8 at the Los Angeles Chargers (10/23) on Thursday Night Football.
Tallied five tackles in Week 7 vs. Philadelphia (10/19).
Finished with eight tackles in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns in London (10/5). His 23 tackles on the season set a career-high.
Had one tackle and his first career forced fumble in Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/21).
In Week 2 vs. Atlanta (9/14) on Sunday Night Football, recovered his second career forced fumble in the first quarter. Also had a team-leading and career-high nine tackles.
Recorded his first career start in Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football, and logged four total tackles.

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Played a career-high 17 games during the 2024 season, recording 17 tackles, one interception and a career-high three passes defensed. Also recovered a blocked punt on special teams.
Sealed Minnesota's victory in Week 16 at Seattle (12/22) with his second career interception and first since Week 2 of the 2023 season at Philadelphia.
Recorded two tackles and one pass defensed in Week 14 vs. Atlanta (12/8).
Had one tackle and a pass defensed in Week 3 vs. Houston (9/22).
Recovered a punt blocked by FB C.J. Ham in the Vikings home opener vs. San Francisco in Week 2 (9/15). It marked the first time the Vikings blocked and recovered a punt since Sept. 8, 2019, against Atlanta.

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Saw action in 15 games for the Vikings in 2023, recording 16 tackles, an interception and one pass defensed. Also had three tackles and a pass defensed.
Inactive Week 17 against Green Bay (12/31) and Week 18 at Detroit (1/7) due to injury.
Notched two defensive tackles in Week 16 against Detroit (12/24).
Had a pair of tackles on special teams at Las Vegas in Week 14 (12/10).
Recorded his first-career interception in Week 2 at Philadelphia (9/14), also adding four tackles.
Played one defensive snap and appeared mainly on special teams on vs. Tampa Bay (9/10).

2022 | TENNESSEE TITANS/MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Signed to the team's practice squad after being drafted in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Signed to Minnesota's active roster ahead of Week 6 at Miami and was inactive (10/16).
Made his NFL and Vikings debut in Week 8 vs. Arizona, notching one special teams tackle (10/30).
Tallied his first defensive tackle in Week 18 at Chicago (1/8/23).

COLLEGE - TENNESSEE

In five seasons at Tennessee (2017-21), Jackson appeared in 56 games with 24 starts and amassed 190 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback hits, three interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, 20 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
As a senior, started 12 games at the STAR position and recorded career-high marks in tackles (78), sacks (1.5), tackles for loss (nine), quarterback hits (12), notched his first career pick-six for 55 yards, and passes defensed (12). Earned second-team All-SEC recognition.
His 20 passes defensed ranked second in the SEC and tied for 14th in the FBS, and his nine tackles for loss tied for the SEC lead among defensive backs. Added two punt returns for 14 yards.
As a junior in 2019, saw action in 12 games with five starts at safety. Posted 53 tackles, one tackle for loss, three quarterback hits, one interception and three passes defensed.
As a sophomore in 2018, played in 11 games and made one start. Amassed 20 tackles, one tackle for loss, two quarterback hits, two passes defensed and one forced fumble.
As a freshman in 2017, saw action in 11 games as a reserve safety and on special teams. Finished the season with eight tackles.

PREP - OVERTON (TENN.)

Attended Overton High School in Nashville, Tenn., where he led the team with five interceptions as a senior and helped lead the Bobcats to the second round of the 2016 Class 6A state playoffs.
Earned Region 6A Defensive MVP honors and named to TSWA Class 6A All-State team as a senior.

OFF THE FIELD

Born Thedarrius S.L. Jackson on Oct. 2, 1998 in Nashville, Tenn.
Son of Nate and Tanissa Foster.
Has two older sisters, one older brother and one younger brother.
His father, Nate, played DB at Western Kentucky.
Graduated from Tennessee in December 2021 with a degree in communications.
Enjoys bowling and goes frequently 'because it helps me clear my head.' His high game in bowling is 280.
A Nashville native, Jackson went to a lot of Titans games when he was growing up. His uncle, S.L. Lampkin, has suite tickets at Nissan Stadium and 'is the biggest Titans fan there is.' Jackson was at his uncle's house when he was drafted by the Titans, and said that 'the whole bottom floor of his (uncle's) house is all Titans blue, red and white – everything.
He and his wife, Ariel, welcomed their first child, Aaro Sonny Jackson, in January of 2025.

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