Vestee Jackson

Vestee Jackson
No. 24
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: August 14, 1963
Place of birth: Fresno, California
Career information
High school: Fresno (CA) McLane
College: Washington
NFL draft: 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started: 119-85
Interceptions: 18
Touchdowns: 2
Stats at NFL.com

Vestee Jackson II (born August 14, 1963 in Fresno, California) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League.

Collegiate Career

Vestee finished his college career with 13 interceptions from 1983-1985 at the University of Washington.

NFL Career

He was drafted in the second round (55th overall) by the Bears in the 1986 NFL Draft.[1] He played eight seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Chicago Bears (1986–1990) and the Miami Dolphins (1991–1993).

His rookie year, he had 3 interceptions and followed it up with 2 in 1987. His best season was 1988, when he led the NFC with 8 interceptions.[2] He would follow it up with 2 in 1989 and 1 interception in 1990.

With the Miami Dolphins, he contributed 3 interceptions in 1992 but would retire after the 1993 season.

References

  1. April 30, 1986 (2004-03-05). "Nfl Draft : Round-by-round - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. "Vestee Jackson NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1963-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.