Darien Jackson holds the NT · Starter spot in Sam Houston Bearkats’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Darien Jackson is a 6'0", 305-pound nose tackle from Los Angeles who attended Corona Centennial High School, where he recorded 75 tackles and four sacks as a senior. Jackson played at Mt. San Antonio College in 2024, appearing in a dozen games with 30 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 5.0 sacks, including a two-sack performance against Long Beach. He then transferred to Black Hills State, redshirting his first year to retain eligibility. Now a redshirt junior at Sam Houston, Jackson has posted 11 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack in 2025.