Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson Jr.
Born: December 18, 1959
Needville, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 213
College: Texas A&M
High School: Lamar (Rosenburg, TX)
Career: 1983-1988
Drafted: 1983 in Round 8, #202 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Earnest Jackson played from 1983 to 1988 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers. Jackson ran for 4,167 yards in his career on 1,059 attempts, scoring 22 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 87 passes for 695 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 296 | 1179 | 4.0 | 32 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 282 | 1028 | 3.6 | 59 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 216 | 910 | 4.2 | 31 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 180 | 696 | 3.9 | 39 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 74 | 315 | 4.3 | 29 | 3 |
| Totals | 1059 | 4167 | 3.9 | 59 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 39 | 222 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 87 | 695 | 8.0 | 28 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 11 | 201 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 211 | 17.6 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 9 |
| 1988 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 6 |
Honors
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
