Post-OSU Update: Antwuan Jackson was not selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. The New York Giants invited him to their rookie minicamp, but Jackson chose instead to play for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He made 20 tackles in his rookie season. In 2023, he signed with the Carolina Panthers, but was waived before the season began. He played the 2024 season with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL and made 10 tackles (0.5 TFLs). (updated: Feb. 2025)

Jersey #: 52 (2019-21), 51 (2018)
Major: Grad. (2019-21), Human Development and Family Science (2018)
Weight: 300 (2021), 295 (2020), 299 (2019), 310 (2018)

2021 Media Guide: Antwuan, a graduate student, is a “super senior” in eligibility as he is using the 2020 Covid year to gain a fifth year on the field in 2021 … joins DT Haskell Garrett, CB/WR Demario McCall, OT Thayer Munford, TE Corey Rau, LS Bradley Robinson and CB Marcus Williamson as “super seniors” playing a fifth season.

2020: Earned first start of his career in the season opener last year vs. Nebraska … had 11 tackles in 2020, including a quarterback sack vs. Alabama in the CFP championship game.

2019: Worked his way into the rotation at defensive tackle, appearing in all 14 games for the Buckeyes … played a total of 201 defensive snaps with a season-high 26 coming at Rutgers … posted a career-high four tackles against the Scarlet Knights … had tackles for loss against Florida Atlantic, Miami, Northwestern and Maryland … named a “champion” following the Northwestern game.

2019 Media Guide: Appeared in four games last season for the Buckeyes and recorded a tackle in the season-opener against Oregon State … graduated in May 2019 with his degree in human development and family science … job shadowed Angie Beisner, Ohio State’s head athletic trainer, in the summer of 2019.

2018 Media Guide: Antwuan Jackson enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2018 … Jackson was considered the nation’s No. 2-ranked JUCO defensive tackle among the 2018 prospects and the No. 3 JUCO recruit overall by 247Sports … originally attended Auburn and redshirted the 2016 season … was rated as the No. 49 overall player in the 2016 class … transferred from Auburn and played in 10 games for Blinn J.C. last fall … had 70 tackles, nine sacks and three forced fumbles at Blinn … named the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Most Valuable Player … had three multi-sack games … season-high 10 tackles, three TFLs and a fumble recovery versus Tyler Junior College.

High School: Georgia Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Cedar Grove High School … played in the U.S. Army All-American Game … coached by Ryan Mahon at Blinn J.C. and Jermaine Smith at Cedar Grove.

Personal: Parents are Sonya Benton and Antwuan Jackson Sr.