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Where did Dane Jackson go to college? Did Dane Jackson play college football?

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Dane Tyrez Jackson is an American football Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Where did Dane Jackson go to college?

Dane played high school football at Quaker Valley High School because the high school he attended, Cornell High School, did not have a football team.  He was an all-state basketball player for Cornell.

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Dane committed to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2014, choosing the Panthers over Bowling Green and Duquesne. He committed the day after then-Pitt coach Paul Chryst offered Dane a scholarship after seeing him at a Pitt prospect camp.

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Did Dane Jackson play college football?

After playing quarterback in high school, Dane transitioned to cornerback at Pitt. He redshirted his freshman year and played mostly in a reserve role his redshirt freshman year, but then started every game during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons with Pitt.

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As a senior, he led Pitt with 12 pass breakups and had 43 tackles, three for a loss, an interception, and a sack assist. After his senior season, Dane was named second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference and took part in the 2020 Senior Bowl.

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