KEVIN JACKSON

College: Hawaii

Position: Defensive end

Height: 6-foot-5 Weight: 246

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Moreno Valley

High School: Moreno Valley Valley View

Status: The backup to senior Joe Correia at right defensive end. He has played in all 11 games and made 25 tackles, 17 of them unassisted. Also has five tackles for losses, with two sacks, seven quarterback hurries and both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Next game: Today against Brigham Young, 1 p.m., ESPN2

Background: Played in eight games for the Rainbow Warriors last season after taking a redshirt year in 1999. Led Valley View to the CIF playoffs and was an all-Sunbelt League selection as a quarterback in his senior year. Lettered three times in football and once in track and field.

Academic interests: Majoring in linguistics. Reads and writes Japanese and was a member of the Spanish Club in high school.