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Willie Jackson

Retired

Washington Commanders · WR

Willie Jackson recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

32.8

rec yds/gm

0.1

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willie Jackson's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

6 rec · 142 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

9 rec · 125 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 17, 2001

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2001

8 rec · 156 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 10, 1995

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1995

6 rec · 113 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 11, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

11 rec · 167 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Willie Jackson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 167 receiving yards · 11 receptions · 14 targets

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 11, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

11 rec · 167 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 3 receiving touchdowns · 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Wild Card
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

6 rec · 142 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willie Jackson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

01
DALJACKSON—Willie Jackson
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

02
JAXJACKSON—Willie Jackson
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINJACKSON—Willie Jackson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

04
NOJACKSON—Willie Jackson
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASJACKSON—Willie Jackson
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2002–2007

06
ATLJACKSON—Willie Jackson
ATLVICK—Michael Vick
ATLDUNN28Warrick Dunn

The league's most electric quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The Michael Vick experience

Vick's speed changed defensive geometry and delivered the first road playoff win at Lambeau, but the era ended abruptly before its potential was resolved.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons113 career games16 career rushing yards284 career receptions3,641 career receiving yards24 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 109Jersey: 836 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Nov 28, 2002

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.