Who is Jayden Daniels' mom? Regina Jackson tied to Arizona State recruiting violations

Edward Sutelan

Who is Jayden Daniels' mom? Regina Jackson tied to Arizona State recruiting violations image

Jayden Daniels is headed to the NFL, and he got to celebrate the moment in Detroit with his family.

Daniels' mom, Regina Jackson, was on hand to share the moment her son, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from LSU, was selected second overall by the Washington Commanders.

Jackson has been a major presence in Daniels' athletic career, and it has at times gotten her in hot water.

Here's what you need to know about Daniels' mom.

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Who is Jayden Daniels' mom?

Daniels' mom is Regina Jackson. Though Daniels shined at LSU for the past two seasons, Jackson is more known for her time when Daniels was at Arizona State.

Jackson is alleged to have paid for flights and lodging for potential recruits of Arizona State who visited during a recruiting dead period, according to 247Sports. For that, the school agreed to disassociate for five years with Jackson, per the report.

The disassociation comes as part of a wider investigation into recruiting violations that took place at Arizona State. The school was alleged to have had more than 30 prospects visit ASU during the COVID-19 no-visit period, a major infraction that led then-head coach Herm Edwards to agree to a five-year show-cause penalty.

As part of the penalties, Arizona State had to vacate nine of 10 wins from the 2021 and 2022 seasons for using ineligible players, according to 247Sports.

Jayden Daniels parents

Daniels' mom is Regina Jackson and his dad is Javon Daniels.

His parents met at Cajon High in San Bernardino, Calif., the same school Daniels would later attend.

Edward Sutelan

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.