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
Career highs
141rushing yards, career highvs. Army, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Northern Illinois, 2015Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | 49 | 201 | 4.1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | 222 | 5.0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 208 | 1,078 | 5.2 | 14 | 63 |
| Career | 304 | 1,513 | 5.0 | 16 | 63 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 2 | 32 |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 2 | 38 |
| Career | 39 | 353 | 9.1 | 4 | 38 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 94 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 122 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | RB | |
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | RB | |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | RB | |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | RB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | 53 | -0.09 | – | – | -5.0 | 12% | – |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 66 | 0.10 | 42nd (n=253) | 0.12 | 6.6 | 9% | – |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 237 | 0.14 | 58th (n=268) | 0.12 | 33.7 | 28% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 34–38 | 19 | 117 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 48–29 | 17 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 17–28 | 7 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 36–58 | 16 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 22–44 | 19 | 66 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 21–47 | 24 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 20–63 | 18 | 113 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 21–49 | 24 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 28–58 | 17 | 95 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–28 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 17–28 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 28–35 | 15 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
2014 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 222 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | L 0–65 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 3–17 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 14–73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 6–31 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 37–27 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 14–36 | 3 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 17–28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 7–38 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 7–51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 30–45 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 16–52 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 34–24 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 7–45 | 8 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 10–28 | 11 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 20–51 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 14–42 | 7 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 25–50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 28–56 | 5 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
2012 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 12 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 7–49 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 41″ |
| Broad jump | 11′1″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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