Jarious Jackson

Jarious Jackson
Edmonton Elks
Jackson with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
Born: (1977-05-03) May 3, 1977 (age 47)
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Head coach
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight232 lb (105 kg)
CollegeNotre Dame
High schoolTupelo (MS)
NFL draft2000, round: 7, pick: 214
Drafted byDenver Broncos
HandRight
Career history
As coach
2013BC Lions (QB coach)
20142015Edmonton Eskimos (QB coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Player Development)
20162017Saskatchewan Roughriders (QB coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Player Development)
20182019BC Lions (Offensive coordinator/QB coach)
20202021Toronto Argonauts (Offensive coordinator/QB coach)
20222023Edmonton Elks (Passing Game Coordinator/QB coach)
2023–presentEdmonton Elks (Offensive Coordinator/QB coach)
2024–presentEdmonton Elks (Head coach - Interim)
As player
2000Denver Broncos
2001Barcelona Dragons
2001–2003Denver Broncos
20042011BC Lions
2012Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Jarious K. Jackson (born May 3, 1977) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the interim head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions. Jackson played professionally as a quarterback in the CFL for eight seasons with the Lions and one year with the Argonauts where he won three Grey Cup championships in 2006, 2011, and 2012. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos (NFL), to whom he was drafted 214th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, and the Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe). Jackson played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.