Fred Jackson (American football)

Infobox NFLactive
name=Fred Jackson


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caption=
currentteam=Buffalo Bills
currentnumber=22
currentposition=Running back
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|2|20
birthplace=Fort Worth, Texas
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=215
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Buffalo Bills
college=Coe
undraftedyear=2003
pastteams=
* Sioux City Bandits (2004-2005)
* Rhein Fire (2006)
* Buffalo Bills (2006-present)
status=Active
highlights=
* Consensus All-American (2002)
* United Indoor Football co-MVP (2005)
statweek=4
statseason=2008
statlabel1=Rushing yards
statvalue1=418
statlabel2=Rushing average
statvalue2=4.9
statlabel3=Rushing TDs
statvalue3=1
statlabel4=Receptions
statvalue4=33
statlabel5=Receiving yards
statvalue5=283
statlabel6=Receiving TDs
statvalue6=0
nfl=JAC173789

: "For other persons of a similar name see Fred Jackson."

Fred Jackson (born February 20, 1981 in city-state|Fort Worth|Texas) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was signed by the Sioux City Bandits of the National Indoor Football League as an street free agent in 2004. He played college football at Coe College.

College career

Jackson played college football at Coe College, a Division III school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was named to five All-American teams in 2002, rushing for 1,702 yards and 29 touchdowns. Jackson was a two-time Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP for the Kohawks.

NIFL/UIF career

Jackson played two seasons for the Sioux City Bandits in the National Indoor Football League (2004) and the United Indoor Football League (2005). He was named the 2005 UIF co-MVP in 2005 as he ran for 1,770 yards and 41 touchdowns.

NFL career

2006

Jackson was invited to the Buffalo Bills training camp and played in NFL Europa for the Rhein Fire.

2007

Jackson made his first career start against the Washington Redskins.

In his first NFL start, Jackson rushed for 82 yards while catching 4 passes for 69 yards in a victory over the Washington Redskins. He became the first Division III running back to start an NFL game since December 24, 2000, when former Ferrum College running back Chris Warren started for the Philadelphia Eagles against Cincinnati.

On December 3rd, 2007 NFL.com's main page ran a story about Jackson as an up-and-comer.

On December 9th, 2007, in a victory over the Miami Dolphins, Jackson rushed for 115 yards with a long of 27 yards to top the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time in his NFL career. Teammate Marshawn Lynch rushed for 107 yards, marking the first time the Buffalo Bills had two players rush for 100-plus yards in the same game since 1996 when Thurman Thomas and Darick Holmes accomplished the feat. In breaking the century mark, Jackson became the first Division III running back to gain over 100 yards since Warren accomplished the feat in 1998 while playing with the Philadelphia Eagles.

External links

* [http://www.footballdb.com/players/fredrick-jackson-jacksfr03 Fred Jackson's NFL Europe Stats]