2006 Football Roster
Roster
Lawrence Jackson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Inglewood
- High School:
- Inglewood
2006: Jackson started for his third season at defensive end as a junior in 2006. Overall in 2006 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 43 tackles, including 11 for losses of 47 yards (with 4 sacks for minus 26 yards), plus 3 deflections, 2 blocked field goals, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. He made the 2006 All-Pac-10 second team, Scout.com All-Pac-10 first team and Rivals.com All-Pac-10 second team. He won USC[apos]s Defensive Lineman of the Year Award. He missed some of 2006 spring practice with a thigh bruise.
He had 2 tackles at Arkansas, 3 tackles and a deflection versus Nebraska, blocked a field goal at Arizona and 3 tackles (0.5 for loss) at Washington State. He added 3 stops (1 for a loss) against Washington, 5 tackles (1 for a loss) versus Arizona State and 2 tackles, a blocked field goal and a deflection at Oregon State. He had a tackle for a loss at Stanford, then had a game-best 10 tackles, including 4 for losses (with 3 sacks), against Oregon. He had 5 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss (with a sack), plus he forced a fumble and had a deflection against California. He had a tackle for a loss against Notre Dame, then 6 tackles (1 for a loss) at UCLA. He had a tackle, plus an interception and a fumble recovery that both led to USC scores, against Michigan.
2005: Jackson started for his second season at defensive end as a sophomore in 2005 and did a stellar job. Overall in 2005 while starting all 13 games, he had 46 tackles, including 13 for losses of 76 yards (with a team-best 10 sacks for minus 60 yards), plus 6 deflections, a team-best 2 fumble recoveries, a team-best 4 forced fumbles and a blocked PAT. He was a 2005 Rivals.com All-American third teamer. He made the 2005 All-Pac-10 first team. He made the 2005 ESPN.com All-Pac-10 team. He won USC[apos]s Defensive Lineman of the Year and Co-Player of the Game versus UCLA Awards.
He had 4 tackles (including 2 sacks and a deflection) at Hawaii, 4 tackles each against Arkansas and Oregon, a team-high 7 tackles (including 2.5 for losses, with 1.5 sacks) at Arizona State, 2 stops and 2 deflections against Arizona, and 4 tackles (1 for a loss) at Notre Dame). He added 2 tackles (with a sack) and a deflection at Washington, then 3 tackles (1 for a loss), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the same play that led to a USC TD and also a blocked PAT against Washington State. He had 3 stops (with a sack), a fumble recovery (to set up a USC TD) and 2 deflections against Stanford, a tackle at California and then 7 tackles (with a sack) and a forced fumble that USC recovered to set up a field goal against Fresno State. He had 5 tackles, including 3 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles (USC recovered the second one).
2004: Jackson started at defensive end as a redshirt freshman in 2004 and did a commendable job. Overall in 2004 while appearing in all 13 games (he started all but BYU), he had 32 tackles, including 11 for losses of 41 yards (with 6 sacks for 31 yards), plus a deflection and an interception (against Arizona, which he returned 19 yards to set up a TD). He made the 2004 Collegefootballnews.com Freshman All-American first team, The Sporting News and Rivals.com Freshman All-American second teams and The Sporting News Freshman All-Pac-10 first team. He had 5 tackles against Oregon State (1.5 for losses) and Notre Dame (2 for losses) and 4 stops against Arizona State.
2003: Jackson redshirted as a freshman defensive end in 2003, his first year at USC. He won USC[apos]s Service Team Defensive Player of the Year award. After the season, he had arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to remove debris.
HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 2002 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Student Sports All-American first team, Tom Lemming All-American, CNNSI.com All-American first team, The Insiders.com All-American first team, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, The Sporting News Hot 100, Tom Lemming Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division III first team, Los Angeles Times All-Star first team, Los Angeles Times All-South Bay/Westside Lineman MVP, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team and All-Bay League MVP honors as a senior at Inglewood (Calif.) High. He had 142 tackles, with 11 sacks, plus 4 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions in 2002 while playing defensive line and middle linebacker.
As a junior in 2001, he made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Division X first team, Los Angeles times All-Star first team, Los Angeles Times All-South Bay Lineman of the Year, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team and All-Ocean League Defensive MVP. He had 134 tackles, including 22 sacks, plus 2 interceptions (1 returned for a TD), 7 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 blocked kicks in 2001. Inglewood made it to the 2001 CIF Division X semifinals.
During his 2000 sophomore season, Inglewood advanced to the CIF Division X finals.
In his career, he had 57 sacks.
He also was on Inglewood[apos]s track team.
PERSONAL: He[apos]s a sociology major at USC. His brother, Keith, was an offensive tackle at Arizona.
LAWRENCE JACKSON ON: What he learned from some of his former teammates, like All-American defensive linemen Shaun Cody and Mike Patterson: 'They all taught me the attitude that I need to attack everything and have a sense of urgency at all times.'
The advice he gleaned from reading W. Timothy Gallwey[apos]s 'The Inner Game of Tennis,' recommended to him by Pete Carroll when Jackson was in a sack slump in early 2006: 'At first, it seemed kind of weird to me and I just let it sit there on top of the bookshelf. But then I started reading it and I couldn[apos]t stop. It just helped me relax and stay calm. It[apos]s about reacting and learning to relax. It[apos]s about trusting yourself and not criticizing yourself so much...It helped out because I was being critical and judgmental. I just gave in to those feelings. I would be disappointed in myself. It hindered me physically. After wins, I wouldn[apos]t be excited about the win, I would be disappointed with no sacks...Coach Carroll and I had a talk about how I was trying too hard and how it inhibits you from being yourself. If you tell yourself to do this or do that, it slows down your play.'
His philosophical nature: 'I[apos]m interested in how the world turns. I[apos]m really into the awareness of [apos]If this happens, then that happens.[apos] I look at things that happen and why they happen. When people look at something from one direction, they can[apos]t know everything fully. You have to understand what you don[apos]t understand to have a global point of view. I[apos]ve always been that way since I was a little kid. I think about stuff the average person doesn[apos]t think about...I[apos]m not a philosopher. I have a philosophical point of view. It[apos]s just the way I look at things. There[apos]s black and white, but there[apos]s also a gray area that not everybody focuses on, but it[apos]s there...Philosophy is not just about mind and body and soul. It[apos]s analyzing situations and coming up with solutions.'
Why he changed his major from philosophy to sociology: 'If I learn something, I want to be able to carry it and teach somebody else. The average person can[apos]t understand philosophy. So, I decided to go to sociology so I can take a look at certain problems. I[apos]m from the inner city. I[apos]ve been with guys who died or are in jail now who didn[apos]t make it. I have a well-nourished background of how to get out. That[apos]s my biggest thing. I feel like I made it so I can go back and show other people that there is a way.'
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Former USC All-American defensive tackle Shaun Cody: 'He[apos]s a specimen-big, fast and strong. And he[apos]s definitely a big-time thinker. He has a contrary point of view and just wants to get a debate going. He was fun to talk to and be around.'
Former USC defensive end Frostee Rucker: 'Lawrence is a unique individual on and off the field, with his etiquette and the way he carries himself. He[apos]s a good man and a very intelligent guy. You can count on him for so many different things.'
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| 2004 (Fr.),... | 32 | 11/41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2005 (So.),... | 46 | 13/76 | 7# | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 (Jr.),... | 43 | 11/47 | 5## | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 (Sr.)... | 60 | 17/83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER.... | 181 | 52/247 | 16### | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.5 | 0 | 10 |
#Includes 1 blocked PAT
##Includes 2 blocked field goals
###Includes 1 blocked PAT and 2 blocked field goals
| 2007 | |||||||||
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | ||||||
| Idaho | 3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Nebraska* | 6 | 1.5/5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wash. St.* | 2 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Washington* | 6 | 1.5/7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stanford* | 4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Arizona* | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Notre Dame* | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon* | 11 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon St.* | 3 | 1.5/11 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| California* | 5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Arizona St.* | 8 | 5.5/26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| UCLA* | 3 | 1/6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Illinois (RB)* | 5 | 3/11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 (Sr.)... | 60 | 17/83 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Arkansas* | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska* | 3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona* | 0 | 0/0 | 1## | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wash. St.* | 3 | 0.5/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington* | 3 | 1/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona St.* | 5 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon St.* | 2 | 0/0 | 2## | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford* | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon* | 10 | 4/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| California* | 6 | 1.5/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame* | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA* | 6 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mich. (RB)* | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 (Jr.),... | 43 | 11/47 | 5### | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
#Includes 1 blocked field goal
##Includes 2 blocked field goals
2005
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | |
| Hawaii* | 4 | 2/11 | 1 | 0 |
| Arkansas* | 4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon* | 4 | 0.5/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona St.* | 7 | 2.5/14 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona* | 2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame* | 4 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington* | 2 | 1/4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wash. St.* | 3 | 1/8 | 1# | 1 |
| Stanford* | 3 | 1/9 | 2 | 1 |
| California* | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno St.* | 7 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA* | 5 | 3/15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 (So.),... | 46 | 13/76 | 7# | 2 |
#Includes 1 blocked PAT
2004
| TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Va. Tech* | 2 | 0.5/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colo. State* | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford* | 2 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| California* | 2 | 1.5/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona St.* | 4 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington* | 2 | 1.5/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wash. St.* | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon St.* | 5 | 1.5/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona* | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Notre Dame* | 5 | 2/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA* | 2 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma (OB)* | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 (Fr.),... | 32 | 11/41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
*Starter
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09-20-07 One on One with L. Jackson
