Running back, Eastern Michigan, 2012–⁠15

Darius Jackson

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Sparta, IL
Born
Dec 1, 1993, in Sparta, Illinois

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Darius Jackson played running back at Eastern Michigan (2012–⁠15). The Dallas Cowboys took Jackson in round 6, No. 216 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,078
Rushing yards, 2015 (Eastern Michigan, 1–⁠11)
Drafted
No. 216
Round 6, 2016 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

141rushing yards, career highvs. Army, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Northern Illinois, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Eastern Michigan3124.008
2013Eastern Michigan492014.1228
2014Eastern Michigan442225.0047
2015Eastern Michigan2081,0785.21463
Career3041,5135.01663

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Eastern Michigan3268.7014
2014Eastern Michigan151268.4232
2015Eastern Michigan212019.6238
Career393539.1438

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Eastern Michigan2280
2013Eastern Michigan5940
Career71220

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Eastern Michigan6RB
2013Eastern Michigan6RB
2014Eastern Michigan6RB
2015Eastern Michigan6RB6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Eastern Michigan53-0.09––-5.012%–
2014Eastern Michigan660.1042nd (n=253)0.126.69%–
2015Eastern Michigan2370.1458th (n=268)0.1233.728%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 1,078 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠381911725670
Sep 12atWyomingW 48–⁠29175213511
Sep 19vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠2879722390
Sep 26vs.ArmyL 36–⁠581614122140
Oct 3atLSUL 22–⁠4419661–––
Oct 10vs.AkronL 21–⁠472411203130
Oct 17atToledoL 20–⁠631811322−30
Oct 24atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠49241012150
Oct 29vs.Western MichiganL 28–⁠5817950–––
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 13–⁠2817471140
Nov 14vs.MassachusettsL 17–⁠2815550150
Nov 27atCentral MichiganL 28–⁠3515821161
2014 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 222 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atFloridaL 0–⁠655160210
Sep 13atOld DominionL 3–⁠1751502150
Sep 20atMichigan StateL 14–⁠73310–––
Oct 4atAkronL 6–⁠3152002390
Oct 11vs.BuffaloW 37–⁠276370100
Oct 18atMassachusettsL 14–⁠363640–––
Oct 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠282301110
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganL 7–⁠382120141
Nov 15atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠512301140
Nov 22atBall StateL 30–⁠4561804331
Nov 28vs.ToledoL 16–⁠525330190

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Morgan State, so that game is not listed.

2013 Eastern Michigan 7 games, 201 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.HowardW 34–⁠2476412120
Sep 7atPenn StateL 7–⁠458190–––
Sep 14atRutgersL 10–⁠2811150–––
Sep 21vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠5194411140
Oct 5atBuffaloL 14–⁠427190–––
Oct 12atArmyL 25–⁠50260–––
Oct 19vs.OhioL 28–⁠565340–––
2012 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 23vs.Northern IllinoisL 7–⁠493120–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′0″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump11′1″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Dallas Cowboys2616000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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