 He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1993, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2008.Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.After being inactive during all of the season, he asked the team to leave him unprotected in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft, so he could get an opportunity to play in another place and not be a reserve behind Michael Irvin.