CAREER: Durable offensive lineman has played in 60 games with 59 starts over his first four NFL seasons…Started at right guard in 15 games, as part of an offensive line that surrendered just 24 sacks in 2017, tied for third fewest in the league…Moved from left guard in 2016 and started all 16 games at right guard for the first time in his career en route to being named a Pro Bowl alternate…In 2015, started all 16 games for the first time in his career…Originally selected by Oakland in the third round (81st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft…Earned the starting left guard job as a rookie after a strong showing throughout the preseason.
2017: Started at right guard in 15 games in his fourth season with the Raiders...Part of an offensive line that surrendered just 24 sacks on the year, tied for third fewest in the league...Helped paved the way for 1,554 rushing yards and an average of 4.4 yards per carry...(9/10) at Ten.: Started at right guard in the season opener and helped the run game total 100-plus yards (109) in the win...(9/17) vs. NYJ: Started in the win and helped keep QB Derek Carr upright as the offensive line recorded its first clean sheet of the season...Paved the way for 180 rushing yards and 410 total yards of offense...Allowed the offense to score six total TDs, three of them coming on the ground and another three through the air, the first time doing so since Oct. 6, 2002...(10/1) at Den.: Started at right guard, helping Carr record a passer rating of 100.0 which marked his 16th game with a passer rating of at least 100.0...(10/15) vs. LAC: Helped pave the way for 109 rushing yards, the fourth 100-plus yard rushing game of the season...Part of a line that allowed just one sack...(10/19) vs. KC: Helped the offense record over 500 yards of offense (505) for the third time since Week 9 of the 2013 season...Paved the way for 32 first downs, tied for the fourth most in franchise history...Kept Carr upright for the second time this season as he recorded a season-high 417 yards with three TDs...(10/29) at Buf.: Started at right guard and helped the offensive line post its third clean sheet of the season...Allowed Carr to surpass 300-plus passing yards in back-to-back weeks for the second time in his career...(11/5) at Mia.: Started at right guard in the win, surrendering just one sack as Carr eclipsed 300 yards passing for the third straight game...Part of an offensive line that helped RB Marshawn Lynch record two TDs on the ground...(11/19) vs. NE: Part of an offensive line that surrendered just one sack, marking the sixth game this season the Raiders have allowed one or fewer sacks...(12/3) vs. NYG: Part of an offensive line that surrendered just one sack in the win while paving the way for 401 yards of total offense, marking the third game surpassing 400-plus yards this season...(12/10) at KC: Started at right guard in the loss...(12/17) vs. Dal.: Started on a line that kept Carr upright as they posted their fourth clean sheet of the season...Helped the Raiders rush for 122 yards, their eighth game with 100-plus yards on the ground...(12/25) at Phi.: Part of a line that surrendered just one sack, marking the ninth game of the season with one or less sacks allowed...Helped the offense surpass 100 yards on the ground for the ninth time this season with 137 yards...(12/31) at LAC: Started at right guard and helped the offense run for 100-plus-yards for the 10th time this season with 105.
2016: Moved from left guard and started all 16 games at right guard for the first time in his career...Named a Pro Bowl alternate...Part of an offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks on the season, a league low, while also paving the way for 1,922 rushing yards and an average of 4.4 yards per carry...Helped the offense finish sixth in the league in total offense (373.3 avg.)...(9/11) at NO: Started at right guard on an offensive line that did not allow a sack...Helped the offense total 486 yards of offense…(9/18) vs. Atl.: Started and helped pave the way for 155 rushing yards and 454 total yards of offense...(9/25) at Ten.: Started in the win and helped the run game total 100-plus yards (123) for the third consecutive week...(10/2) at Bal.: Started in the win and helped keep QB Derek Carr upright as the offensive line recorded its second clean sheet of the season...(10/23) at Jac.: Started at right guard, helping keep Carr upright for the third time on the year...Helped pave the way for 144 team rushing yards with two rushing TDs by RB Latavius Murray...(10/30) at TB: Started at right guard in the overtime win, playing every offensive snap...Helped pave the way for 626 yards of total offense, tying a franchise record set in 1964...Allowed Carr to become the first Raider to throw for 500-plus yards and the third player in NFL history with 500 yards, four TDs and zero INTs in a game...(11/6) vs. Den.: Helped the offense total 218 yards on the ground, the most by the franchise since Week 2 of the 2013 season...Allowed Murray to run for 114 yards on 20 carries, eclipsing 100-plus yards for the first time on the season and tying a franchise record with three rushing TDs...(11/21) vs. Hou.: Helped keep Carr upright in the victory, posting a clean sheet for the fourth time…(11/27) vs. Car.: Helped Carr throw for 300-plus yards for the fourth time on the year...(12/4) vs. Buf.: Helped block for Murray as he rushed 20 times for 82 yards and two TDs...Part of a line that didn’t allow a sack for the fifth time on the year...(12/8) at KC: Started at right guard, paving the way for Murray as he rushed 22 times for 103 yards, eclipsing 100-plus rushing yards for the second time...(12/24) vs. Ind.: Paved the way for 463 yards of total offense with 210 yards on the ground...Helped rookie RB DeAndré Washington record two scores on 12 carries for 99 yards (8.3 avg.)...(1/1/17) at Den.: Started in the final regular season game, helping the offensive line finish the year with a league-low 18 sacks and allowing a sack on only 3.0 percent of pass attempts, also a league best...Postseason: (1/7/17) at Hou.: Started at right guard in his first playoff game.
2015: Started all 16 games for the first time in his NFL career…Did not record an accepted holding penalty all season long…(9/13) vs. Cin.: Started at left guard in the season opener...(9/20) vs. Bal.: Started and helped the offense total 448 yards of offense, the team’s most since Dec. 15, 2013 vs. KC (461 yards)...(9/27) at Cle.: Started on an offensive line that did not allow a sack...Helped pave the way for 155 rushing yards and 469 total yards of offense...(10/25) at SD: Started and helped the offense total over 400 yards of offense in the win...Part of a line that allowed only one sack in the game...(11/1) vs. NYJ: Started on an offensive line that did not allow a sack and helped produce over 450 yards of offense...Allowed RB Latavius Murray to gain over 100 yards and QB Derek Carr to throw for over 300 yards...(11/8) at Pit.: Started on an offensive line that did not allow a sack of Carr for the second straight game...Offensive line tied for the fewest sacks allowed (10) by a Raiders team through eight games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (2014 and 2011)...Paved the way for 139 total rushing yards and 440 total yards of offense...(11/29) at Ten.: Started and helped the offense total over 400 yards...(12/13) at Den.: Set a new career high with his 13th start of the season...Played every offensive snap in the Raiders’ 15-12 win...(12/20) vs. GB: Started at left guard, helping the team total over 370 yards of offense and 120 rushing yards...(12/24) vs. SD: Started at left guard in the team’s 23-20 overtime victory.
2014: Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts...Earned the starting job at left guard after a strong training camp and preseason...Became the third offensive lineman in Raiders history (Khalif Barnes, 2010; Bob Mischak, 1963) to record multiple receptions in a season...(9/7) at NYJ: Started at left guard in his NFL debut on an offensive line that did not allow a sack through the first half...Posted a 1-yard reception on a deflected pass from QB Derek Carr, the first reception of his career...(9/14) vs. Hou.: Helped the offense gain 364 total yards of offense...Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack of Carr...(9/21) at NE: Helped the offensive line prevent a sack of Carr for the second straight game...(10/12) vs. SD: Started and helped the offense total 396 yards...Helped prevent a single sack for the third time on the season, joining the 1970 Raiders’ line as only units in franchise history with three shutouts in the sacks allowed category through five games...(11/30) at StL.: Returned to action after missing three games with a knee injury...Played the majority of the snaps on offense at left guard after T Menelik Watson exited the game with an injury and Barnes moved to right tackle...Caught a deflected pass from Carr for a 6-yard loss at the end of the first half...Became the third offensive lineman in Raiders history to record multiple receptions in a season...(12/7) vs. SF: Helped the offense total 330 yards of offense in the victory...Helped Carr post a passer rating of 140.2, his highest of the season…(12/21) vs. Buf.: Paved the way for a rushing attack that produced 140 yards, the team’s second highest rushing total of the year.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Mississippi State, becoming one of the most decorated offensive lineman in school history…Started all 52 games of his career at left guard…Two-time All-American selection and a two-time first-team All-SEC recipient…Started all 13 games at left guard as a senior…Earned first-team All-SEC honors by the league coaches and Associated Press for the second straight year…Named second-team All-American by Walter Camp, USA Today and Athlon Sports…Awarded the Cornerly Trophy as the top collegiate player in the state of Mississippi and also claimed the Kent Hull Award as the top offensive lineman in Mississippi…Paved the way for an MSU offense that shattered school records in total yards, first downs and yards per game…Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors three times and became just the second MSU offensive lineman in school history to receive the honor two-or-more times…Started all 13 games at left guard as a junior…Earned first-team All-SEC honors by the AP and Phil Steele and second-team honors by the SEC Coaches and ESPN.com…Named to the Phil Steele and FoxSportsNext All-American Second Team, as well as earning honorable mention All-American honors from Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Weekly…Part of an offensive line that gave up the second fewest sacks in the SEC (29th nationally) and did not personally give up a sack all season…Started all 13 games at left guard as a sophomore…Named to the AP and Rivals.com All-SEC Second Team, as well as the Rivals.com Sophomore All-American team…Blocked for RB Vick Ballard, who finished fourth in the SEC in rushing, while giving up the fifth fewest sacks in the league…Helped the 2011 squad reach the top 10 in school history for single-season marks in passing TDs, passing completions, total yards and first downs…Blocked for an offense that scored 50-plus points twice in the same season for the first time since 1914, and only the third time in school history…Started all 13 games at left guard as a redshirt freshman…Named an SEC All-Freshman selection by the coaches…Helped the Bulldogs rush for over 200 yards seven different times…Redshirted his true freshman year in 2009.
PERSONAL: Attended Amite County High School in Liberty, Miss., playing football for his father, Charles Jackson, the team’s head coach…Played on both sides of the ball at tackle during his four-year career…Rivals.com ranked him as the 28th best prospect in the state of Mississippi, and the fourth best offensive lineman on the state chart…Has participated in the Raiders annual Thanksgiving with the Offensive Line, an event in which Oakland’s offensive line provides local families in need with all the food needed to make a complete Thanksgiving dinner, for three consecutive years...Received his degree from Mississippi State in Spring 2018.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Receptions – 2 in 2014. Receiving yards – (-5) in 2014. Miscellaneous tackles – 3 in 2016.
