55   Shawn Jackson Class: Junior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: McLain Height / Weight: 6-0 / 251 Position: Linebacker Experience: 2L

Tulsa - A returning letterwinner and starter . . . enrolled in January 2010 . . . signed with Tulsa in February 2009, but gray-shirted that season . . . 2010 - Played in all 13 games, and started 10 contests . . . earned Conference USA all-freshman team honors and was an honorable mention all-C-USA selection . . . earned Phil Steele's magazine Freshman All-America second team honors, while earning honorable mention accolades by Collegefootballnews.com . . . was in the starting lineup against Bowling Green, Oklahoma State, UCA, Tulane, Notre Dame, Rice, Houston, UTEP, Southern Miss and Hawai'i games . . . ranked second on the team with 88 tackles and led the team in tackles for lost yardage and quarterback sacks . . . had 15.5 tackles for -74 yards and 8.5 sacks for -55 yards, while also adding two interceptions . . . totaled eight tackles and three sacks for -18 yards at Hawai'i . . . had nine tackles, one stop for -2 yards and one forced fumble against Southern Miss . . . collected eight tackles, three stops for -10 yards and one pass break-up against UTEP . . . had nine tackles, one pass break-up and one forced fumble against Rice . . . tallied six stops, one tackle for -7 yards, two quarterback hurries and a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown at Notre Dame . . . was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Notre Dame . . . registered eight tackles, 2.5 stops for -18 yards and 1.5 sacks for -13 yards against Tulane . . . compiled eight stops and one tackle for -3 yards at Oklahoma State . . . had eight tackles, 2.5 stops for -12 yards and one interception in his first career start against Bowling Green . . . Overall - Possesses good size and athleticism . . . had the biggest transition to make in spring drills due to added coverage responsibilities . . . has a knack for making big plays . . . a heavy hitter . . . a threat as a blitzer.

High School - Played quarterback and linebacker at McLain High School . . . was a three-time first-team all-metro selection by the Tulsa World . . . accounted for 8,422 total yards and 95 touchdowns in his career, while totaling 522 career tackles . . . rated as the No. 25 prospect in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com . . . received a three-star rating by Rivals.com . . . earned first-team Tulsa World all-state accolades as a senior . . . was also named a second-team all-state selection by The Oklahoman . . . rushed for 2,224 yards and 28 TDs, while passing for 1,112 yards in his senior season . . . collected 133 tackles, three sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior.

Personal - Favorite sports movie is Friday . . . his favorite sports movie is Any Given Sunday . . . his favorite TV show is "My Wife and Kids" . . . his favorite NFL team is the San Francisco 49ers and Ray Lewis is his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite pro athlete is Kevin Durant of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder . . . the magazine cover he would most like to appear on is ESPN The Magazine . . . his favorite college football stadium is Notre Dame Stadium . . . parents are Prentiss Elliott and Shonda Cato . . . majoring in Education . . . born July 6, 1990.