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DrakeJackson
- title Graduate Assistant - Offense
- Drake Jackson is in his second season as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, working primarily with the offensive line and assistant coach Eric Wolford.
- Returned to the Bluegrass in 2023 after one season on NFL practice squads with the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams.
- Former Wildcat (2016-20) center who helped lead UK to 37 wins (most in a five-season span since 1949-53), 20 SEC games (most in a five-year span in school history) and five straight bowl games, tying the school record.
- Four-year letter winner (2017-20).
- Played in 47 career games with 44 consecutive starts on the Big Blue Wall.
- Earned All-America Honorable Mention honors by Phil Steele as a senior after grading at 85.7 percent with 40 knockdowns and 188 blocks at the point of attack.
- Also named First-Team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus and Second-Team All-SEC by the Associated Press, SEC Coaches and Phil Steele in 2020.
- Elected as one of 10 team captains as a senior.
- Named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for the nation’s top center in 2020.
- Named to Outland Trophy Watch List for the nation’s top interior lineman in both 2019 and 2020.
- Helped UK set single-season school records with 3,624 rushing yards, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 6.3 yards per carry as a junior in 2019.
- Earned First-Team All-SEC by the AP and Athlon Sports in 2019.
- A native of Versailles, Kentucky who graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in agricultural economics from UK.
- Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2019
- Earned a master’s degree in kinesiology and health promotion in December of 2020 from UK.
- Currently working on a second master’s degree at UK.