BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham Legion FC announced on Friday it had acquired defender Jackson Travis on loan from the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer for the remainder of the 2025 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

"We are excited to add Jackson to our roster," said Birmingham CEO and Chief Soccer Officer Jay Heaps. "He is a dynamic left back who not only brings pace and versatility to our back line and has the technical quality to get forward and contribute in the attack."

A native of Jackson, Miss., Travis returns to the southeast after his soccer path brought him to the Rocky Mountains when he joined the Rapids' youth ranks in 2020 before signing a homegrown contract with the Major League Soccer side in 2022. This season with the Rapids, the 21-year-old has made 12 appearances across all competitions with 11 starts for a total of 803 minutes.

Travis made his MLS debut in February of 2024 during a season in which he split time between Colorado's first team and its MLS NEXT Pro reserve side, making 11 appearances with the Rapids and nine with Rapids 2. Prior to that, he began his professional career exclusively with the reserve team, where he contributed a goal and five assists between the 2022 and 2023 seasons.