Minnesota Vikings fourth-round pick Khyree Jackson dies in auto accident at 24

Tragedy has hit the NFL and Minnesota Vikings. Khyree Jackson, the NFL North team’s fourth-round picked died in an auto accident in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Jackson, 24, was the 108th pick in the 2024 NFL draft out of Oregon. He was a cornerback.

The team posted on his death. His mother, Ebony Jackson, confirmed it to TMZ.

Ducks coach Dan Lanning also posted on Twitter.

Jackson’s football path to the NFL:

2019 – Played CB at Fort Scott Community College

2020 – Transferred to East Mississippi Community College (#1 JUCO CB per 247)

2021 – Transferred to Alabama, got his first career start in the 2021 National Title Game against Georgia

2022 – 7 Tackles & 1 TFL in 9 games, before facing a suspension for unknown reasons, would announce he would transfer to Oregon that offseason

2023 – Started at Oregon, started immediately, earned First-Team All PAC-12 Honors 🏆

2024 – Drafted in 2024 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, in Round 4, Pick 108

This is the second time this decade a Vikings draft pick died in a car crash. Jeff Gladney, a 2020 first-round pick was killed at 25 in an auto accident in Texas. That took place in 2022.