The Ottawa Redblacks signed wide receiver Daniel Jackson on Thursday.
Daniel Jackson is five foot eleven and weighs 195 pounds. The 23-year-old from Kansas City, Kansas, signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. In 2025, he made two catches for 16 yards and one kick return for 12 yards in three preseason games. The Texans released him on August 26, 2025.
Collegiately, Jackson spent five seasons at Minnesota (2020-24) with 208 catches for 2,685 yards, 18 touchdowns, four carries for eight yards, one kick return for 20 yards, one punt return for three yards, and one tackle (1 solo) in 54 games for the Gophers.
In 2023, he was named Second Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press after finishing the season with 59 catches for 831 yards, eight touchdowns, one carry for -5 yards, and one kick return for 20 yards in 13 games. In 2024, he had a career-high 75 catches for 863 yards, four touchdowns, three carries for 13 yards, and one punt return for three yards in 12 games.
