Butler University Athletics

2024 Season (Junior): All-PFL Second Team selection… Phil Steele All-PFL Fourth Team selection... Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts… Ranked fifth on the team with 35 tackles… Credited with four tackles for loss, a half a sack and three interceptions… Came up with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown against Stetson (11/2)… Tallied a season-high five tackles in the finale at Presbyterian (11/23)… Impacted the win at Murray State with four tackles and one tackle for loss (9/7)… Had three tackles, broke up two passes and blocked a pick vs. Morehead State (10/5)… Had two pass breakups and an interceptions vs. St. Thomas (11/16)… Picked off a pass at Davidson and returned it 35 yards (10/26)… Made four tackles at Drake (10/12).

2023 Season (Sophomore): Started in all 11 games… Ranked third on the team in total tackles with 60… Averaged 5.4 tackles per game to rank 28th among PFL players… Made 37 solo tackles… Credited with 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks… Made 11 tackles and forced a fumble at Dayton (10/21)… Recorded a season-high 12 tackles vs. Davidson (10/14)… Came up with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks vs. Presbyterian while adding six tackles (9/30)… Had a tackle for loss in three of Butler’s first four games of the season… Recorded seven tackles at St. Thomas (10/7)… Ended the year with six stops vs. Drake (11/18).

2022 Season (Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games… Ended the year with 18 total tackles… Made 14 solo tackles and assisted on four stops… Recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack… Credited with a pass breakup in his BU debut vs. St. Thomas (9/3)… Had a season-high four tackles in the win over Dayton (10/8)… Came up with two tackles for loss and a sack vs. the Flyers… Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss the following weekend at Valparaiso (10/15)… Impacted the South Dakota State game with three tackles.

High School: Three-year starter… Helped his team go 24-11 with a 7-4 record in conference… Two-time Sectional Champs (2018, 2021)… Won a Regional Championship, Semi-State Championship and finished State Runner-Up in 2021… Two-Time All-Conference selection… Two-Time All-County pick… Two-Time All-State honoree… Two-Time Marion County Superteam honorable mention… Made 88 tackles as a senior with 12 tackles for loss and four pass break-ups… Tallied 12 tackles vs. Roncalli… Made eight tackles vs. Bishop Chatard… Made 56 stops as a junior with five tackles for loss and two interceptions… Also participated in track and field.

Personal: Son of Sara Zidal… Has one sibling; Mya… Health Science major.

Why Jackson Chose Butler
“I loved the energy in the building and wanted to set myself up for a bright future.”