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Jersey Number 43
Jackson Ambush
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- New Market, Md.
- Prev School:
- Albany (NY)
- High School:
- Linganore
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Birthday:
- 2/16/2001
Bio
At Florida Atlantic
Graduate Student (2024)
Graduate Student (2023)
At Albany (NY)
Redshirt Junior (2022)
Graduate Student (2024)
- Named preseason Phil Steele All-AAC Second Team, preseason Athlon All-AAC Third Team, and preseason College Football Network All-AAC Third Team
- Voted as one of the team's four co-captains
- Let the team in his second FAU career double-digit tackle night, including a tackles assist for a loss, in the season opener at Michigan State
- Recorded eight tackles in the Owls' Army game
- In the Owls' win over FIU in Shula Bowl XXII, he recorded three tackle assists and added a pass breakup
- Had nine tackles at UConn
- Added two tackles, including one for a loss, in the Owls' 41-10 win over Wagner
- Recorded five tackles, including an assist for a loss, versus North Texas
- Contributed eight tackles in the Owls game at UTSA
- Recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, of which one was a sack
- Ended his night at ECU with four tackles, including three solo
- Had seven tackles, all solo, and one was for a loss of a yard at Temple and added a pass breakup
- Led the team in his final home FAU game with eight tackles versus Charlotte
- His final FAU game saw Ambush tally six tackles (second most on the team), including a sack for a loss of 11 yards, in an Owl win over Tulsa
PADS OFF
Graduate Student (2023)
- Joined the Owls following his spring 2023 graduation from Albany (NY)
- Won the starting job just before the season opener
- Led the Owls with seven total tackles, including four solo
- Recorded his first FAU INT on the first play of the game versus Ohio and then added eight tackles (3-5), including one for a loss of a yard
- Led the Owls at Clemson with eight total tackles (4-4)
- Continues to push the defense and did so in his Illinois start by adding five tackles
- Was one of three Owls with a team-leading eight tackles, but his biggest tackle of the day was a sack for a loss of 12 yards in the Golden Hurricane's final offensive attempt, preserving the 20-17 win over Tulsa
- Just missed double-digit tackles with nine, including 1.5 for a loss of two yards, in the Owls' 56-14 win at USF
- Recorded five tackles versus UTSA
- Slowed with an injury but captured three tackle assists, including one for a loss of three Charlotte yards
- Had an eight-tackle night at UAB and added a tackle assist for a loss of four yards
- Contributed six tackles, including one for a loss of three yards, and added one QBH versus ECU
- Led the team with eight tackles versus Tulane, including one for a loss of two yards
- Tallied a career-high 14 tackles, including seven solo and an assist for a loss of a yard, at Rice,
- Was the team leader in total tackles three times, and versus Rice, he had a career-high 14 tackles, his first FAU double-digit game
- Ended the season with a team-high 89 tackles, an average of 7.42 per game
- Earned 4th Team All-AAC honors from Phil Steele's magazine
- Finished 2023 ranked No. 5 among all AAC tacklers
At Albany (NY)
Redshirt Junior (2022)
- Appeared in 11 games
- Recorded 14 tackles against CCSU (9.24)
- Recorded an interception against Hampton (10.15)
- Totaled 45 solo tackles and 38 assisted tackles
Redshirt Sophomore (Fall 2021)
- Appeared in all 11 games
- Tallied 97 tackles (53 solo) for 10 yards
- Notched 5.0 tackles for loss
- Season-high 12 tackles vs. Villanova (10/16)
- Forced one fumble vs. Villanova (10/16)
- Recorded four quarterback hits and one pass breakup
- Named to CAA Fall Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- Named to CAA Spring Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- Named to CAA Honor Roll
- Appeared in all four games, recording 15 tackles (7 solo)
- Notched one quarterback hit
- Appeared in three games, totaling two tackles, recording one in-home contest vs. UNH (11/16) and another in postseason play at Montana State (12/7)
- Played four seasons for coach Rick Conner at Linganore High School as both linebacker and fullback
- Posted 110 tackles and ten touchdowns as a senior
- All-County and member of the B1G 33 team as a senior
- BTC All-Star as a junior
- Won a 3A state championship with Linganore as a senior
- Son of Bobby and Keli Ambush
- Has two sisters, Madison and Kennedi, as well as a brother, Ryand
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