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Chris Jackson, a New Orleans native, was a double-threat on LSU’s campus as a four-year letterwinner in football and a two-year letterwinner in baseball. He handled both punting and placekicking duties as a three-year starter for the football team from 2004 through 2006. In Chris’ junior season (2005), he was twice named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Ole Miss, Arkansas) and once named National Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Alabama). In his senior season (2006), he was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs and successfully converted a pair of fake kicks, with one being a fake punt and the other being a fake field goal. Chris finished his football career ranked No. 5 in school history in career punting average (41.0).

He played two seasons with the baseball program, in 2005 and 2007 (he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2006). In his redshirt freshman season (2005), Chris appeared in 36 games, batted a .305 average and went 12-35 (.343) with runners in scoring position. He was named to the 2005 Freshman All-SEC Team and showed off his versatility on April 16 when he played in football’s spring game, then went across the street to Alex Box Stadium where he went 3-5 with a double and an RBI in a victory against Ole Miss. He arrived 30 minutes before first pitch and did not take batting practice or infield/outfield. In 2007, Jackson played in 36 games, starting 33 of them and finished as the team’s second-leading hitter, batting .292 on the year.

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