Brandon Jackson (American football)

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Not to be confused with Branden Jackson.

Brandon Jackson
Horn Lake (MS)
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
864
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Brandon Lamar Jackson (born October 2, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. He later won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early years

Jackson was a two-time Class 5A state

Horn Lake High School. He was also named to the Dandy Dozen by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, signifying the top 12 players in the state of Mississippi
.

In 2003, Jackson was a significant driving force taking his team from a 0-5 losing streak to the Mississippi State Playoffs, losing their first round and going out at 5–6.

Track and field

Aside from

100 meters
. He was sixth at state in the 100 as a senior, and helped the 4x200-meter relay squad finish third at state in 2004, while aiding the 4x100 relay squad's fourth-place state finish. He was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that was second at the Class 5A state meet in 2003.

In the

200 meters
, recording personal bests of 6.86 seconds and 21.75 seconds, respectively.

College career

Jackson played college football at

carries and 14 touchdowns
.

Professional career

2007 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		210 lb
(95 kg) 		4.41 s 1.49 s 2.52 s 4.14 s 7.00 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 21 reps
All values from
NFL Combine
Jackson in 2011.

Green Bay Packers

Jackson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

receptions.[3]

Jackson played in 13 games during his 2008 season, rushing for 248 yards on 45 carries and a touchdown, with 30 receptions for 185 yards. In 2009, Jackson ran for 111 yards in 12 games on 37 attempts, with two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown.

When starter Ryan Grant suffered ligament damage to his ankle during the first game of the 2010 season, Jackson was named the starter. During the regular season, Jackson achieved new career highs with 703 yards rushing and 342 yards receiving. However, Jackson would later lose his starting job to rookie RB James Starks.

At the end of the 2010 season, Jackson and the Packers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had one reception for 14 yards in the game.[4]

Cleveland Browns

Jackson was signed by the Cleveland Browns on July 29, 2011. He suffered a toe injury in the preseason, and was placed on the injured reserve list in September. On May 16, 2013, he signed a one-year contract to stay with the Cleveland Browns.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2007 GNB 11 3 75 267 3.6 46 1 16 130 8.1 16 0
2008 GNB 13 0 45 248 5.5 32 1 30 185 6.2 18 0
2009 GNB 12 0 37 111 3.0 9 2 21 187 8.9 17 1
2010 GNB 16 13 190 703 3.7 71 3 43 342 8.0 37 1
2012 CLE 2 0 8 54 6.8 25 0 2 20 10.0 14 0
54 16 355 1,383 3.9 71 7 112 864 7.7 37 2

Playoffs

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2007 GNB 2 0 8 34 4.3 18 0 2 14 7.0 13 1
2009 GNB 1 0 2 6 3.0 4 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
2010 GNB 4 0 6 28 4.7 13 0 5 64 12.8 16 1
7 0 16 68 4.3 18 0 8 77 9.6 16 2

Post-retirement

During mini-camp in 2017, Jackson was an intern running backs coach with the Packers.

Tusculum College, and later as a running backs coach at Austin Peay State University and then Southeast Missouri State University.[7]

In 2022, Jackson became head coach at his high school alma mater, at Horn Lake High School.[8] In their first season under Jackson, the team was a winless 0–10.[9]

Jackson is a

Christian.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Running in relief a thriller for Jackson". Wisconsin State Journal. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
  3. ^ Packers.com. "RB Brandon Jackson Voted NFL Rookie Of The Week". Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. NFL.com
    .
  6. ^ "Brandon Jackson returns to Packers as coaching intern". NBC26.com.
  7. ^ "Brandon Jackson's LinkedIn". LinkedIn.com.
  8. ^ Braxton, Avery. "Super Bowl Champion Brandon Jackson ready to lead Horn Lake football". LocalMemphis.com.
  9. ^ "Horn Lake Football (2022) Schedule". MaxPreps.com.
  10. ^ "Brandon Jackson, Twitter". Twitter.com.

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