Editing Darrell Jackson (section)

== College career ==

Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida,<ref name=ufprofile/> where he was a wide receiver for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1997 Florida Gators football team|1997]] to [[1999 Florida Gators football team|1999]].<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf  2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 96, 124, 127, 143–145, 148, 150, 154, 182 (2011).  Retrieved August 29, 2011.</ref>  He saw limited action as a freshman and sophomore, but he was the Gators' leading receiver in Spurrier's "fun 'n' gun" offense as a junior in 1999.<ref name=ufprofile/>  During the 1999 season, he had sixty-seven receptions for a total of 1,156 yards (an average of 17.3 yards per catch) and nine touchdowns, and had a memorable three-touchdown outing against the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/>  Following his junior year, he was a first-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selection and a third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

Jackson decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility, and entered the [[NFL draft]] after his junior season;<ref name=ufprofile/> he finished his college career with a total of 1,501 receiving yards.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>