Last confirmed: Eastern Michigan, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Sparta, IL
Darius Jackson: RB · Eastern Michigan · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darius Jackson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Eastern Michigan since. One game to point at: 141 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Army — Week 4, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 22.7% of his carries. 17 carries for 47 yds vs Miami (OH); 15 for 139 vs Army.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.9%). 15 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (71.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 208 | 1,078 | 5.2 | 14 |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | 222 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Career | 252 | 1,300 | 5.2 | 14 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 2 |
| Career | 36 | 327 | 9.1 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-38vs Old Dominion | 19 | 117 | 6.2 | 2 | 36 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-29@ Wyoming | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-28vs Ball State | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 2 | 63 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-58vs Army | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 2 | 53 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 22-44@ No. 9 LSU | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-47vs Akron | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-63@ No. 22 Toledo | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 2 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-49@ Northern Illinois | 24 | 101 | 4.2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-58vs Western Michigan | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-28@ Miami (OH) | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-28vs Massachusetts | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-35@ Central Michigan | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 49 | |
| Total | 208 | 1078 | 5.2 | 14 | 63 |
Week 7 · 2015
L 20-63
at Toledo
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%207 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.2 yds/carry on 208 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 3-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 103 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 76.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 99.7 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 76.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
49.6%
409 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
208 carries and 21 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Eastern Michigan, 1,300 rushing yards — drafted at #216 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Ron English, Stan Parrish, and Chris Creighton. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 11th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 11th NFL season
