AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup quarterback who transferred from Alabama and enrolled at Georgia State in the summer of 2010 ... Was eligible to play immediately and was part of a four-man battle for the starting job in the preseason.
2010: Played in four games off the bench ... Completed five of 10 passes for 42 yards with two interceptions .... Rushed for 17 yards on eight attempts ... Saw his most extensive action in the win over Savannah State, in which he went 3-for-4 for 35 yards, including a 16-yard completion to Bo Carter and a 14-yarder to Darren McCray ... Rushed three times for 10 yards and completed his only pass for five yards against Alabama ... Also saw action against Morehead State and Lamar.
AT ALABAMA: Member of the Crimson Tide's 2009 national championship team ... Played in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2009, completing 13 of 18 passes for 116 yards ... Saw his most extensive playing time against North Texas, when he directed the offense for all but the opening drive of the second half. Completed 9-of-13 passes for 87 yards, including a career-long completion of 21 yards to Brandon Gibson ... Was 4-for-5 for 29 yards against Chattanooga while rushing six times for three yards, including a long of 10 ... Made his first collegiate appearance against Florida International ... Played in SEC games versus Arkansas and Mississippi State ... Redshirted in 2008.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 U.S. Army All-American at Lake Worth High ... Played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American game on Jan. 5, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas ... 2007 Offensive Player of the Year by the Palm Beach Post ... Tabbed to the Mobile Press-Register's Super 120 Team (No. 64) ... Listed on the Rivals.com Super 250 team ... Rated as the second-best scrambling quarterback and the fifth-best pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rated as the 11th best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com ... No. 70 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list ... Finished high school career with more than 3,500 passing yards and 32 touchdowns ... As a junior in 2006, passed for more than 1,900 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 750 yards ... All-county and all-region selection ... As a senior in 2007, completed 97-of-180 passes for 1,677 yards and 13 touchdowns and added 500 rushing yards ...Coached by Errick Lowe at Lake Worth High School, where one of the assistant coaches was current GSU assistant Anthony Midget ... High school teammate of GSU running back Rosevelt Watson.
PERSONAL: Star D. Jackson ... Born Oct. 16, 1988.
