High School
Ja'Quinden Jackson's journey from the Duncanville dynasty to the NFL Draft
Ahead of Ja'Quinden Jackson's return to AT&T Stadium for the East-West Shrine Bowl, a look back on the making, and re-making, of a Texas high school football legend.
Ja’Quinden Jackson’s legendary Duncanville career unofficially began with a dropped pass.
It was the second round of the 2017 Texas high school football playoffs, and Duncanville trailed Euless Trinity 28-27. Jackson, a sophomore, had split time at quarterback that year with senior Trazon Connley. But with the game on the line, Jackson lined up at wide receiver. Connley launched a deep ball to Jackson, who was wide open on a post route. The ball dropped right into his waiting arms.
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