CALGARY, Alberta – Former Major Chris Jackson grabbed his first career touchdown pass as a professional 11 days ago for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), hauling in a 7-yard completion from QB Henry Burris in the third quarter to seal a 28-18 victory over the BC Lions.

Jackson signed as a free agent on May 13, 2008, after spending time in camps of the New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

In his only year as a Major, Jackson led all Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference receivers with 65 receptions for 693 yards and nine touchdowns and added 832 return yards. He became the second player in SCAC history to take two punts back for touchdowns in a single game and the first in Millsaps history, helping the Majors to a 34-12 victory over then 14th-ranked Trinity for the 2006 SCAC Championship.

Jackson garnered D3football.com first team All-America special teams honors and was twice named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, while gaining Football Gazette Second Team All-American honors, SCAC Special Teams Player of the Year and SCAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades.

He currently holds Millsaps single-game records for kickoff returns, kickoff return yards, longest kick return, punt return yards, punts returned for touchdowns and kick return touchdowns. He holds single-season records for kick return yards and punt returns for a touchdown.