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Vestee Jackson
No. 24
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963 (age 61)
Fresno, California
Career information
College:Washington
NFL draft:1986 / round: 2 / pick: 55
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started:119-85
Interceptions:18
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Vestee Jackson II (born August 14, 1963 in Fresno, California) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League.

Collegiate Career

Vestee finished his college career with 13 interceptions from 1983-1985 at the University of Washington.

NFL Career

He was drafted in the second round (55th overall) by the Bears in the 1986 NFL Draft.[1] He played eight seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Chicago Bears (1986–1990) and the Miami Dolphins (1991–1993).

His rookie year, he had 3 interceptions and followed it up with 2 in 1987. His best season was 1988, when he led the NFC with 8 interceptions.[2] He would follow it up with 2 in 1989 and 1 interception in 1990.

With the Miami Dolphins, he contributed 3 interceptions in 1992 but would retire after the 1993 season.

See also

References

  1. ^ April 30, 1986 (2004-03-05). "Nfl Draft : Round-by-round - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Vestee Jackson NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1963-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.