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Earnest Jackson

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · RB

Earnest Jackson recorded 81 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

51.4

rush yds/gm

8.6

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

81

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1984
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 16, 1984

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

97 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1984
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 24, 1984

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1984

155 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

147 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1985
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 22, 1985

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1985

106 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1985
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 17, 1985

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

162 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 162 rushing yards

Regular Season
1985
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 17, 1985

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

162 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1984
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 16, 1984

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

97 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 52 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 21, 1986

Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1986

55 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1978–1985

01
LACJACKSON—Earnest Jackson
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACWINSLOW80Kellen Winslow

The passing game points toward the future

Los Angeles Chargers · Air Coryell

Coryell's spacing, motion and downfield aggression led the league in passing year after year and produced the Epic in Miami, though never a Super Bowl trip.

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Franchise era

1976–1985

02
PHIJACKSON—Earnest Jackson
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
PITJACKSON—Earnest Jackson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

04
PHIJACKSON—Earnest Jackson
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1984, 19866 NFL seasons81 career games4,167 career rushing yards22 career rushing touchdowns87 career receptions695 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Dec 11, 1988

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