DeSean Jackson (born December 1, 1986 in Long Beach, California) is a college football wide receiver and punt return specialist for the California Golden Bears. As of 2007-09-13, he has scored touchdowns on 20 percent of his career punt returns for California (6 of 29). He currently owns Pac-10 records for punts returned for a touchdown both in a season (four) and in a career (six). Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly a U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, , lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including the imperial and US and older English systems. ... Kg redirects here. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the polytechnic high school in California. ... The Glenn Davis Award is given out annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. ... The Pete Dawkins Trophy is awarded to most valuable player of the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl. ... The Randy Moss Award is an award named after American Football player Randy Moss. ... The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. ... The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... The Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California, Berkeley. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal

Jackson is the son of Bill and Gayle Jackson, and has a brother, Byron, who is 18 years his senior. Byron is a former San Jose State receiver who spent two seasons on the Kansas City Chiefs developmental squad. City Kansas City, Missouri Team colors Red, white and yellow Head Coach Herman Edwards Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt, chairman)[1] General manager Carl Peterson Mascot K.C. Wolf (1989-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League...

Jackson intends to pursue a degree in Social Welfare at Cal.

High school

Jackson was regarded as one of the top wide receiver recruits in the nation coming out of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, with many collegiate football programs pursuing his services. He was named the 2004 Glenn Davis Award winner by the Los Angeles Times as Southern California's player of the year. This article is about the polytechnic high school in California. ... The Glenn Davis Award is given out annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. ... This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ...

Jackson caught 60 passes for 1,075 yards for 15 touchdowns his senior year, leading the Jack Rabbits to a CIF Southern Section championship. Showing his athleticism and versatility, he was pressed into service last minute as a defensive back in the section title game, against Los Alamitos High School, responding with two interceptions, one which he returned 68 yards for a touchdown to help fuel Long Beach Poly's 21-6 victory over the Griffins. The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. ... Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California. ...

To cap off his high school career, Jackson was voted the Most Valuable Player at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, where he flagged down seven receptions for 141 yards and passed for a 45-yard touchdown in leading the West squad to a 35-3 victory in a game that featured 80 of the nation's top players. ESPN.com's Tom Lemming rated him as the number four wide receiver in the country, PrepStar selected him an All-American and a member of its Dream Team Top 100 players, and Calhisports.com voted him the 2004 Mr. Football State Player of the Year. He committed to Jeff Tedford's football program at Cal, making his announcement on Southern California's FSN West. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl showcases the best high school football players in the country who show great physical strength on the field and mental strength in the classroom. ... San Antonio redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN and a division of ESPN Inc. ... Jeff Tedford (born November 2, 1961 in Lynwood, California) has been head coach of the California Golden Bears college football program since 2002. ... The Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California, Berkeley. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket are Los Angeles-based cable sports networks serving Southern California, southern Nevada, and Hawaii. ...

College

Jackson in 2006 against Washington State

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2005

In his first collegiate game against Sacramento State in 2005, Jackson scored both an offensive and special teams touchdown, returning a punt 49 yards for a score. Throughout his freshman season, Jackson spearheaded the Bears passing attack, picking up 38 receptions for 601 yards along with seven touchdowns. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times. In the Las Vegas Bowl game against Brigham Young University, Jackson tallied 130 yards and two scores. California State University, Sacramento, better known as Sacramento State, Sac State, or CSUS, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. ... , Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is a private coeducational school completely owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) and run under the auspices of its Church Educational System. ...

2006

Coming into his sophomore year with high expectations, Jackson displayed more of his talent and playmaking ability, tallying 1,060 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. He was also a constant threat to return any opponent punt into a highlight reel touchdown, taking four returns for a score and averaging 19.2 yards per a punt return - best in the nation. He was voted All Pac-10 first team as both a punt returner and a wide receiver. Jackson also garnered national recognition with selections to first team All-America by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America, the Sporting News and Rivals.com as a punt returner. Jackson also captured the inaugural Randy Moss Award as the top return man in the nation. The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and football coach known as the Father of American Football. Along with John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Glenn Scobey Warner, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most significant people in the history of American football. ... Football Writers Association logo The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy winner, the Grantland Rice... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper, currently affiliated with the Fox network. ... Rivals is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. ... The Randy Moss Award is an award named after American Football player Randy Moss. ...

2007

He is now a top Heisman Trophy candidate and his punt return touchdown of 77 yards against perennial power Tennessee will help him. However, the 2007-2008 football was not as successful as coach Tedford anticipated. According to Desean Jackson, the California football team was paying a lot of attention to their ranking. After losing 5 or so games, the Cal bears have dropped to number 7 overall in the pac 10. The teams above Cal in the pac 10 include UCLA,USC, Arizona and a few others. Desean Jackson also missed several opportunities during his match with USC to receive a touchdown. Brennan redirects here. ...

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External links

• DeSean Jackson Player Bio on Calbears.com
• DeSean Jackson Heisman Trophy Candidate Website
• CSTV: DeSean Jackson - His Own Man at YouTube