The former Clemson standout made quite an impression last Sunday with his first career start at left tackle in the NFL and his first career postseason start.
Jackson Carman nodded as the starting left tackle in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 27-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoffs in Buffalo.
Carman had been substituting for left tackle Jonah Williams after he did not return in the second quarter with a knee injury in the Bengals’ wild card playoff victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
That injury, along with injuries to other starters up front, led to Carman starting at left tackle against the Bills — and the Bengals’ 2021 second-round draft pick (46th overall) is a strong It was more than holding his own in performance.
According to the PFF, Carman posted a 76.0 pass block grade (a team-high), allowing the quarterback one hit and three pressures while not giving up a sack. As a team, the Bengals ran for 172 yards.
After the game, Carman’s performance drew praise from his teammates, including quarterback Joe Burrow and center Ted Karas.
Joe Burrow: “This is one of their best games of the year. It may be the team’s most accomplished game of the season.”
On Jackson Kerman: “When I first saw him, he was incredible. All day I didn’t feel anything from that side.”
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) January 23, 2023
Ted Karas: Jackson Kerman has proven himself as a left tackle in the league.
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) January 22, 2023
Burrow and Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack hugged Carman after the game and congratulated him on his great effort.
Jason Krause, Carman’s former high school coach in Fairfield, Ohio, was in the stands at Highmark Stadium on Sunday and was certainly proud of what he saw from Carman.
“He made the shot and made the most of it,” Krause said via WLWT News 5 in Cincinnati. “Yesterday I was in the stands and didn’t see who was catching the pass or what was going on in the game. I wanted to make sure he was doing his job. I felt like he had a really good day.”
What made Sunday even better for Carman was the fact that it was his 23rd birthday.
A multiple All-ACC selection with Clemson, Carman started the final 27 games of his Tiger career and helped Clemson secure the ACC title and college football playoff spot in all three seasons from 2018-2020. contributed to lead to .
Next up for Carman and the Bengals is a rematch of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City (6:30 p.m., CBS).
Jackson Carman… Bench escort. pic.twitter.com/yAbHwFWIxS
— Cole Kubelik (@colecubelic) January 22, 2023
Frank Pollack congratulates Jackson Kerman on a great match. Shortly after this Burrow showed up and did the same. A giant game for the birthday boy and Pollack clearly thought so too. @Jackthejiant pic.twitter.com/cyNGeRjYPt
— digging a hole in Chase 🙌🏽 (@DawgsAndBengals) January 23, 2023
– Photo credit: USA Today Sports Images
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