Earnest JacksonJackson, Earnest, Jr.Height: 5-9 Weight: 218 Born: December 18, 1959 Needville, TX High School: Lamar (Rosenburg, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 1980 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 1981 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 1982 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (202nd overall) 1983 San Diego Chargers; 9th round (103rd overall) 1983 Oakland Invaders |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 16 | 14 |
| 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL | 41 | RB | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 43 | FB | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL | 43 | FB | 12 | 9 |
| 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL | 43 | RB | 12 | 6 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 81 | 51 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1983 OAK USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL |
| Signed | 7/11/1983 | 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL |
| Traded | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL |
| Released | 9/16/1986 | 1986 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1986 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 9/23/1986 | 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 4/19/1989 | 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 5/12/1989 | 1989 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1989 IND NFL |
| Released | 8/6/1989 | 1989 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1989 IND NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 296 | 1179 | 4.0 | 32t | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL | 282 | 1028 | 3.6 | 59 | 5 | ||||
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 216 | 910 | 4.2 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL | 180 | 696 | 3.9 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL | 74 | 315 | 4.3 | 29t | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1059 | 4167 | 3.9 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 39 | 222 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 87 | 695 | 8.0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL | 11 | 0 | 201 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 211 | 17.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1984 SD NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1985 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1988 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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