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#48 D'Marco Jackson

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  28Ht / Wt  6'1" · 230 lbCollege  Appalachian State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Linebacker

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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D'Marco Jackson holds the SLB · Starter spot in Chicago Bears’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterT.J. EdwardsStarter

MLB · StarterDevin BushStarter

SLB · StarterD'Marco JacksonStarter

WLB · BackupRuben Hyppolite IIBackup

MLB · BackupKeyshaun ElliottBackup

SLB · BackupNoah SewellBackup

D'Marco Jackson played 18 games in 2025 with a 32% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Sacks

INT

Passes defended

Background & career

D'Marco Jackson is a 6'1", 230-pound safety linebacker from Spartanburg, SC who played college football at Appalachian State. Selected 161st overall in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by New Orleans, Jackson is entering his fifth season in the league and currently plays for the Chicago Bears. In 2025, he recorded one sack, one interception, and four passes defended.

Appalachian Statethrough 2021

Saints2022 – 2024

Bears2025 — present

College

Appalachian StateDraftRound 5 · No. 161 overall · 2022 · NOAcquiredAcquired from New Orleans Saints · drafted thereHometownSpartanburg, SC