TWITTER: @ReemBoi25
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 30, 2010.
2011 (Houston 15/13):
Finished with 40 tackles (35 solo), six passes defensed, an interception and a forced fumble
Forced a fumble and made four tackles (three solo) at Miami (9/18)
Tied for the team lead with eight tackles (seven solo) at New Orleans (9/25)
Had five solo tackles and broke up two passes vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Registered his first interception of the season vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Had five solo tackles vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Started in his postseason debut and made four tackles, including three solos in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Recorded four solo tackles and one pass defensed in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
TWITTER: @ReemBoi25
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 30, 2010.
2011 (Houston 15/13):
Finished with 40 tackles (35 solo), six passes defensed, an interception and a forced fumble
Forced a fumble and made four tackles (three solo) at Miami (9/18)
Tied for the team lead with eight tackles (seven solo) at New Orleans (9/25)
Had five solo tackles and broke up two passes vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Registered his first interception of the season vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Had five solo tackles vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Started in his postseason debut and made four tackles, including three solos in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Recorded four solo tackles and one pass defensed in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
2010 (Houston 16/16):
Started at cornerback for all 16 games, where he made 71 tackles (57 solo) and had two interceptions in his rookie campaign
Made five solo tackles and intercepted the first pass of his NFL career and returned it 23 yards vs. the New York Giants (10/10)
Recorded six tackles (five solo) and intercepted a pass from QB Philip Rivers vs. San Diego (11/7)
Forced a fumble at Denver (12/26)
COLLEGE:
Played in all 41 career games at Alabama and started 40 contests, registering 159 tackles (106 solo) with eight tackles for loss (24 yards)
Deflected 29 passes (fourth on Alabama’s all-time list) and recorded five interceptions (164 yards, 32.8 avg.) while registering one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Blocked two kicks and returned one punt for eight yards
PERSONAL:
Attended Westside High School in Macon, Ga. and compiled 1,436 rushing yards with 20 touchdowns and nine receptions for 256 yards with two touchdowns as a senior
Concluded a three-year varsity career with over 3,447 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns
Cornerback Kareem Jackson's interception return for a touchdown at home against Tennessee finished 3rd in the voting for the Top Interceptions of 2012.
The Texans forced a fourth turnover in the first half when cornerback Kareem Jackson picked off Jay Cutler in Houston territory.
Cornerback Kareem Jackson picked off quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a 63-yard TD return in the second half of the Texans' 38-14 win.
The Texans picked off Dolphins rookie Ryan Tannehill for the third time of the game when cornerback Kareem Jackson intercepted a pass batted by defensive end J.J. Watt.