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Earnest Jackson

Earnest Jackson Jr.

Position: RB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1959 in Needville, TX
College: Texas A&M

Career AV: 30 (3031st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 8th round (202nd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1983 24 SDG 41 12 0 11 39 0 6 3.5 3.3 0.9 5 42 8.4 0 10 0.4 3.5 81 0 1 1
1984* 25 SDG RB 41 16 14 296 1179 8 32 4.0 73.7 18.5 39 222 5.7 1 21 2.4 13.9 1401 9 3 10
1985 26 PHI RB 41 16 10 282 1028 5 59 3.6 64.3 17.6 10 126 12.6 1 25 0.6 7.9 1154 6 3 6
1986* 27 PIT FB 43 13 12 216 910 5 31 4.2 70.0 16.6 17 169 9.9 0 28 1.3 13.0 1079 5 3 8
1987 28 PIT FB 43 12 9 180 696 1 39 3.9 58.0 15.0 7 52 7.4 0 23 0.6 4.3 748 1 2 5
1988 29 PIT fb 43 12 6 74 315 3 29 4.3 26.3 6.2 9 84 9.3 0 24 0.8 7.0 399 3 3 3
Career 81 51 1059 4167 22 59 3.9 51.4 13.1 87 695 8.0 2 28 1.1 8.6 4862 24 15 33
3 yrs PIT 37 27 470 1921 9 39 4.1 51.9 12.7 33 305 9.2 0 28 0.9 8.2 2226 9 8 16
2 yrs SDG 28 14 307 1218 8 32 4.0 43.5 11.0 44 264 6.0 1 21 1.6 9.4 1482 9 4 11
1 yr PHI 16 10 282 1028 5 59 3.6 64.3 17.6 10 126 12.6 1 25 0.6 7.9 1154 6 3 6

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 24 SDG 41 12 0 11 201 0 32 18.3 282
1984* 25 SDG RB 41 16 14 1 10 0 10 10.0 1411
Career 81 51 12 211 0 32 17.6 5073

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1983 24 SDG 41 12 0 1 1 0 0
1984* 25 SDG RB 41 16 14 3 2 0 0
1985 26 PHI RB 41 16 10 3 0 0 0
1986* 27 PIT FB 43 13 12 3 1 0 0
1987 28 PIT FB 43 12 9 2 3 0 0
1988 29 PIT fb 43 12 6 3 0 0 0
Career 81 51 15 7 0 0
3 yrs PIT 37 27 8 4 0 0
2 yrs SDG 28 14 4 3 0 0
1 yr PHI 16 10 3 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1984* 25 SDG RB 41 16 14 8 1 9 54
1985 26 PHI RB 41 16 10 5 1 6 36
1986* 27 PIT FB 43 13 12 5 5 30
1987 28 PIT FB 43 12 9 1 1 6
1988 29 PIT fb 43 12 6 3 3 18
Career 81 51 22 2 24 144
3 yrs PIT 37 27 9 9 54
2 yrs SDG 28 14 8 1 9 54
1 yr PHI 16 10 5 1 6 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1984
1986

Rushing Att

1984 NFL 296 (7)
1985 NFL 282 (10)
1986 NFL 216 (10)
Career 1059 (143)

Rushing Yds

1984 NFL 1179 (8)
1986 NFL 910 (9)
Career 4167 (157)

Rushing TD

1984 NFL 8 (10)

Rushing Yds/Game

1986 NFL 70.0 (9)
Career 51.4 (110)

Touches

1984 NFL 336 (9)
Career 1158 (190)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1984Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 24 12 RB 8 118
1984 25 16 RB 194 68 10 23
1985 26 16 RB 151 1 23 72
1986 27 13 RB 138 24 75
1987 28 12 RB 81 38
1988 29 12 RB 58 63
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