Jackson began his high school career at Eau Gallie High School, in Melbourne, Florida. Under Coach Brandon Palmer, Jackson starred on the varsity team, as a freshman and sophomore, leading the Commodores to a district championship in his sophomore year, over Vero Beach High School and its legendary coach, Chuck Loewendick.
As a high school junior, in the 2008–09 season, Jackson attended Montverde Academy, in Montverde, Florida, where averaged 15.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game, for coach Kevin Sutton. He was named to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) and Florida Sports Writer's Association (FSWA) State All-Independent teams.[1]
In his freshman season at Cincinnati, Jackson played in 35 games off the bench, while averaging 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, in 12.9 minutes per game, while shooting 52.7 percent from the field (39 of 74).[1]
In his sophomore season, Jackson played in 37 games, with 20 starts, averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds, in 21.1 minutes per game. He led Cincinnati with 61 blocks, and ranked fifth in the Big East, averaging 1.7 blocks per game.[1]
In his junior season, Jackson played in 30 games with, 22 starts, averaging 3.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, in 18.8 minutes per game. He also ranked eighth in the Big East, averaging 1.4 blocks.
In his senior season, Jackson was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Year, while also earning second-team All-AAC and District 25 second-team All-American honors. In 34 games (all starts), he averaged 11.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks, in 27.8 minutes per game. He finished his career with 219 total blocks, ranking the fourth most in school history.[1][3]
On October 8, 2019, he has signed with Atomerőmű SE of the NB I/A.[12] Jackson averaged 7.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. On August 4, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[13] In 2021, Jackson joined Urunday Universitario of the Uruguayan league, and averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. On January 21, 2022, Jackson signed with CS Dinamo București of the Romanian Liga Națională.[14]