Jackson Carman (born January 22, 2000) is an American football guard for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Early life and high school
Carman grew up in Fairfield, Ohio and attended Fairfield High School. He played along Michigan’s Erik All (TE) and Cincinnati’s Malik Vann (DE). Carman was rated a five-star recruit and the best collegiate prospect in Ohio by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. He committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Ohio State and USC.
College career
Carman played in 13 games as a true freshman, playing 209 total snaps as the Tigers won the 2018 National Championship. As a sophomore, Carman was named the Tigers' starting left tackle and started all 15 of Clemson's games and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. Carman was named to the Outland Trophy watchlist going into his junior season. Carman started all 12 games of his Junior season and was named second-team All-ACC. On January 6, 2021, he announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the draft.