I normally try to stay humble about most things but this is one of the few times I’ll choose to toot my own horn. Back on April 29th I stated that Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson would’ve gone in the first round of the NFL draft had he not been injured during his final year at Alabama. A number of people thought I was merely talking him up because the Bears had just drafted him in the fourth round after trading up with the Rams.
That was not the case. After months of watching Jackson on film it became clear he was one of the best ball hawk safeties in the entire 2017 college class and was being undervalued because he happened to get hurt at a bad time. It was clear if he could stay healthy that he would end up being a steal for the Bears defense.
Seven games into his rookie year that became a reality as the Alabama alum singlehandedly carried Chicago to their second-straight victory with easily the best game by a safety in a decade. That in itself is something to celebrate. Yet when digging a little deeper, the facts around it get crazy. (continue to next page)
