Jackson Sirmon (born April 15, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and California.
| No. 49 – New York Jets | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 15, 2000 Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Loyola High School Brentwood Academy |
| College: | Washington (2018–2021) California (2022–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Early life
editSirmon grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee and attended Loyola High School and later transferred to Brentwood Academy. In his high school career he tallied 59 tackles with 13 being for a loss, and ten sacks.[1] Sirmon committed to play college football at the University of Washington.[2]
College career
editWashington
editAs a freshman in 2018, Sirmon totaled one tackle and a forced fumble.[3] In the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl, Sirmon recovered a fumble as the Huskies beat Boise State.[4] Sirmon finished the 2019 season with 28 tackles and two going for a loss, and a fumble recovery.[5] Sirmon had a career day in a win over Utah in 2020, where he racked up nine tackles and a fumble recovery.[6] Sirmon finished the shortened 2020 season with 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery.[7] In week nine of the 2021 season, Sirmon recorded his first career interception, picking a pass in the redzone by quarterback Tanner McKee, helping Washington beat Stanford 20–13.[8] Sirmon finished his breakout 2021 season with 91 tackles with four being for a loss, a pass deflection, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.[9] Sirmon entered the transfer portal following the season.[10][11]
California
editSirmon decide to transfer to California to continue his college career.[12][13] Sirmon started the 2022 season strong, as in week three he totaled 15 tackles with two going for a loss, and 1.5 sacks, but the Golden Bears fell to Notre Dame 24–17.[14] In week seven, Sirmon picked off a pass by Owen McCown, but California lost 20–13 against Colorado.[15] In week twelve, Sirmon recovered a fumble that he returned for a touchdown that would win the Golden Bears the game, as they would beat Stanford 27–20.[16] Sirmon finished the 2022 season as his best, tallying 104 tackles with six going for a loss, 3.5 sacks, four pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and a touchdown.[17] For his performance, Sirmon was named a first-team all Pac-12 selection.[18] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Sirmon announced that he would return to California for his final season.[19][20] Sirmon was named preseason first team all Pac-12, for the upcoming 2023 season.[21] Sirmon was also named as a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports.[22] Sirmon would also be named to multiple award watch lists, such as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, and to the Butkus Award watch list.[23][24]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.26 s | 7.24 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | |||||
| All values from Pro Day[25][26] | ||||||||||||
Sirmon signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2024.[27]
Personal life
editSirmon is the son of former NFL linebacker and current California defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Peter Sirmon and the cousin of former Cleveland Browns quarterback, Jacob Sirmon.[28]
References
edit- ^ "Jackson Sirmon Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Hanson, Lars. "2018 3-Star LB Jackson Sirmon Goes In-Depth on Washington Commitment". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Srimon 2018 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Keefer, Case (December 21, 2019). "Las Vegas Bowl Blowout: Washington routs Boise State". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Sirmon 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Mike. "Behind the Numbers: Replaying the Utah Win, Digit by Digit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Sirmon 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Quinton, Sean. "Instant analysis: Three impressions from UW's much-needed win over Stanford". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Sirmon 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Raley, Dan. "Huskies' Leading Tackler Jackson Sirmon Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ McVeigh, Griffin. "Washington Huskies linebacker enters the transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Chen, Ryan (January 5, 2022). "UW linebacker Jackson Sirmon to transfer to Cal". The Daily Californian. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Raley, Dan. "Jackson Sirmon Will Play for California, His Father". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ McGill, Jim. "Bears Fall in Gut-Wrenching 24-17 Loss at Notre Dame". Bear Insider. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Faraudo, Jerr. "Cal Football: Colorado In-Game Thread - Bears Fall 20-13 in Overtime to Winless Buffs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Dubow, Josh (November 19, 2022). "Cal uses fumble return TD to beat Stanford 27-20 in Big Game". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Sirmon 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Moore, Jackson. "Pac-12 Awards: Cal LB Jackson Sirmon named first-team". 247Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Curtis, Jake. "Cal LB Jackson Sirmon Will Return for 2023 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Derek. "Cal linebacker Jackson Sirmon announces return for 2023 season". Saturday Out West. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Kroner, Steve. "Cal's Sirmon, Stanford's Karty on preseason All-Pac-12 1st team". The San Francisco-Chronicle. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Sirmon Named Athlon Preseason All-American". UC Berkley. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Derek. "Ten from Pac-12 named to preseason Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list". Saturday Out West. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Londergan, Joe. "The 2023 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List". Athlon Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Pro Day Features A Bit Of Everything". CalBears.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan; Pullano, John (May 3, 2024). "Jets Sign 17 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Raley, Dan (October 26, 2020). "Sirmons Don't Let Family Get in the Way of Practice or the Upcoming Opener". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 12, 2024.