{"id":45519,"date":"2025-08-04T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45519\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T21:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:40:07","slug":"vikings-counting-on-lucky-jackson-still-seeking-first-nfl-catch-after-wku-college-career-ended-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45519\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings counting on Lucky Jackson, still seeking first NFL catch after WKU college career ended in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vikings counting on Lucky Jackson, still seeking first NFL catch after WKU college career ended in 2019<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

Lucky Jackson is an incredible name.<\/p>\n

And the Minnesota Vikings might be counting on him this season.<\/p>\n

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First off, the name: He’s Dontavion Jackson, but he’s gone by Lucky for a long time.<\/p>\n

OK, now the importance to the Vikings: Minnesota’s WR4 job is more important than most teams.<\/p>\n

That’s because early in the season, the Vikings will likely be without Jordan Addison due to suspension. That would make WR4 into WR3.<\/p>\n

Minnesota plays three-wide a lot, so whoever gets that gig will matter in the early going for an NFC contender.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Lamar Jackson wants Ravens to be an unkindness<\/a><\/p>\n

How does Jackson play in? He’s been one of the most impressive players at Vikings training camp.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Kevin Seifert<\/a> calls him an “early standout.”<\/p>\n

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Jackson has played in three NFL regular season games, all in 2023 with the Vikings. He saw a total of three offensive snaps and 32 special teams snaps across those three games.<\/p>\n

His journey has already been quite remarkable. His last college season was 2019, at Western Kentucky, when he had 94 catches for 1,133 yards.<\/p>\n

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In 2021, he played in The Spring League.<\/p>\n

In 2022, he played one game for the Edmonton Elks in the CFL.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he played in the XFL, which finally got him his first NFL contract.<\/p>\n

Jackson has been up and down with the Vikings since then.<\/p>\n

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Now, he has a real chance, maybe his best chance yet to get NFL action as a wide receiver. It’ll be up to Jackson to seize the moment this preseason and prove he belongs.<\/p>\n

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