Rickey Jackson

Rickey Anderson Jackson

Position: LB-DE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 243 lbs.

Born: March 20, 1958 in Pahokee, FL
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 113 (72nd overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2010, semi-finalist in 2008

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Fine Details · Last updated May 19, 2013 10:25PM

All-Time Rank: #26. Johnny Unitas… #27. Leo Nomellini… #28. Ronnie Lott… #29. RICKEY JACKSON… #30. Jimmy Johnson… #31. Larry Wilson… #32. Jack Youngblood…

All-Time Rank: #26. Johnny Unitas… #27. Leo Nomellini… #28. Ronnie Lott… #29. RICKEY JACKSON… #30. Jimmy Johnson… #31. Larry Wilson… #32. Jack Youngblood…

Defense & Fumbles

								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	AV
1981	23	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16							2	0	1	0	0	125	0		6
1982	24	NOR	LOLB	57	9	9	4.5	1	32	0	32	0	1	0	2	0	0	47	0		10
1983*	25	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	12.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-2	0	102	0		13
1984*	26	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	12.0	1	14	0	14	0	4	1	4	4	0	124	0		13
1985*	27	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	11.0											107	0		11
1986*	28	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	9.0	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	114	0		14
1987	29	NOR	LOLB	57	12	12	9.5	2	4	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	74	0		8
1988	30	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	7.0	1	16	0	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	92	0	1	9
1989	31	NOR	LOLB	57	14	14	7.5						3	0	0	0	0	47	0		7
1990	32	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	6.0						4	0	7	0	0	68	0		11
1991	33	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	11.5						3	0	4	4	0	59	0		12
1992*	34	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	13.5						6	0	3	15	0	66	0		17
1993*	35	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16	11.5						4	0	3	3	0	79	0		13
1994	36	SFO	RDE	57	16	14	3.5						2	0	2	5	0	37	3		7
1995	37	SFO	RDE	57	16	16	9.5	1	1	0	1	0						32	4		9
Career					227	225	128.0	8	68	0	32	0	40	2	29	29	0	1173	7	1	160
13 yrs		NOR			195	195	115.0	7	67	0	32	0	38	2	27	24	0	1104	0	1	144
2 yrs		SFO			32	30	13.0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	5	0	69	7		16

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1988	30	NOR	LOLB	57	16	16												1	2
Career					227	225												1	2

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Willie McGinest, Wayne Robinson, Jeff Siemon, Peter Boulware, Derrick Brooks, Mike Singletary*, LaVar Arrington, E.J. Holub, Doug Swift, Bruce Scholtz
4	Jeff Siemon, Wayne Robinson, Derrick Brooks, Nick Buoniconti*, Hugh Green, Terrell Suggs, LaVar Arrington, Lofa Tatupu, Peter Boulware, Doug Swift
5	Jeff Siemon, Nick Buoniconti, Mike Stratton, Wayne Robinson, Shane Conlan, Bobby Bell, Chris Spielman, Bill George*, Fredd Young, Chip Banks
6	Nick Buoniconti, Jeff Siemon, Mike Stratton, Chip Banks, Robert Brazile, Bobby Bell, Maxie Baughan, Phil Villapiano, Dale Dodrill, Les Richter*
7	Jeff Siemon, Joey Porter, Mike Stratton, Dale Dodrill, Nick Buoniconti*, Maxie Baughan, Chris Spielman, Cornelius Bennett, John Reger, Peter Boulware
8	Joey Porter, Nick Buoniconti, Jeff Siemon, Dale Dodrill, Dave Wilcox, Mike Stratton, John Reger, Al Wilson, Walt Michaels, Larry Grantham
9	Larry Grantham, Joey Porter, Tom Jackson, Dale Dodrill, Seth Joyner, Nick Buoniconti, Mike Stratton, Cornelius Bennett, Dave Wilcox, Walt Michaels
10	Larry Grantham, Walt Michaels, Nick Buoniconti, Joey Porter, Robert Brazile, Dave Wilcox, Harry Carson*, Dale Dodrill, Chris Spielman, Tom Jackson
11	Walt Michaels, Harry Carson, Larry Grantham, Dave Wilcox, Robert Brazile, Nick Buoniconti, Joey Porter, Joe Fortunato, Bill Bergey, Dave Robinson
12	Bobby Bell, Nick Buoniconti, Bill Bergey, Dave Robinson, Joe Fortunato, Harry Carson, Chris Hanburger, Dave Wilcox, Ted Hendricks, Derrick Thomas
13	Nick Buoniconti, Bobby Bell, Derrick Thomas, Chris Hanburger, Junior Seau, Bill Bergey, Harry Carson, Ted Hendricks, Ray Nitschke*, Zach Thomas
14	Nick Buoniconti, Bobby Bell, Chris Hanburger, Ted Hendricks, Junior Seau, Derrick Thomas, Bill Bergey, Harry Carson, Ray Nitschke*, Chuck Howley
15	Nick Buoniconti, Junior Seau, Ted Hendricks, Bobby Bell, Chris Hanburger, Chuck Howley, Hardy Nickerson, Derrick Thomas*, Bill Bergey, Wayne H. Walker
Career	Nick Buoniconti, Bobby Bell, Chuck Howley, Chris Hanburger, Ted Hendricks, Hardy Nickerson, Derrick Thomas, Bill Bergey, Harry Carson, Junior Seau

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1983 1984 1985 1986 1992 1993	Approximate Value Career 160 (44)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 113 (72)	Games Career 227 (96)
Games Started Career 225 (24)	Fumbles Recovered 1984 NFL 4 (5) 1990 NFL 7 (1/17) 1991 NFL 4 (2) Career 29 (25)	Sacks 1987 NFL 9.5 (10) 1991 NFL 11.5 (9) Career 128.0 (11)	Safeties 1988 NFL 1 (2/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1984	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1985	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1986	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1986	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1986	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1992	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1992	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1992	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1992	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1992	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1993	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1993	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1993	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1993	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News

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