Jackson Porter

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.
High School:
Mt. Hebron

2017 - Redshirt Senior

• Played in 11 games, including one start at cornerback
• Tallied 15 tackles on the season, including 11 solo takedowns, and broke up seven passes
• Broke up one passes in each of the first three games of the season, against Hawai'i (8/26), at Coastal Carolina (9/2) and versus Old Dominion (9/9)
• Also had three tackles, including two solo stops, against Old Dominion
• Provided back-to-back three-tackle outings at Tennessee (9/23) and against Ohio (9/30), with three pass breakups versus the Bobcats
• Posted a season-best four tackles, all solo, and a pass breakup during the win at BYU (11/18)
• Capped his UMass career with one tackle at FIU (12/2)

2016 - Redshirt Junior

• Appeared in 10 games, starting five at cornerback
• Recorded 26 total tackles, including 18 unassisted and 0.5 TFL of one yard
• Set a season high with five tackles came at No. 25 Florida (9/3)
• Matched his season best with five takedowns, including an assisted TFL, against Louisiana Tech (10/15)
• Totaled a pair of pass breakups and four tackles in the win over Wagner (10/29)
• Added a pass breakup and two tackles at BYU (11/19)

2015 - Redshirt Sophomore

• Appeared in 10 games
• Finished with two tackles

2014 - Redshirt Freshman

• Appeared in 11 games, starting one
• Totaled 41 tackles with two interceptions and one touchdown
• Started the season opener, making eight stops against Boston College
• Added seven tackles against Colorado and six more at Vanderbilt
• Returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown against Kent State

2013 - Freshman

• Redshirted the season

Before Massachusetts

• Three-year selection to the All-Howard County Team as a wide receiver and defensive back
• Tallied 100 tackles as a senior with four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown
• Participated as a sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter dashes
• An all-county selection in track and field
• Held the Mt. Hebron records in the 55-, 100-, 200- and 300-meter dashes upon graduation
• An honor roll student who also spent time volunteering as a camp counselor over the summer and with Meals on Wheels