2025: Played in all 13 games at linebacker ... Recorded 52 tackles, 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss ... Recorded six tackles and two tackles for loss in the win at Virginia Tech ... Had four tackles and half a sack in the win at Liberty ... Totaled five tackles and his first career full sack in the win over Coastal Carolina ... Registered a career high 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks in the win over Troy ... Had one tackle for loss in the Cure Bowl win over South Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a junior at Northwest Cabarrus, earned All-State honors as a junior in 2023 … Recorded 147 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 18 sacks and seven forced fumbles … He helped Northwest Cabarrus to a 10-2 record in 2023 and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs … Totaled 150 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles in 2024 … Helped his team to the first round of the state playoffs.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jackson Donald Forrest ... Son of Bryan Forrest and Jacqueline Grubbs ... Has a twin brother, Henry ... Has two sisters, Ali and Abby ... Majoring in business management.