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Player Dossier
2014-2017Northwestern
Justin Jackson
RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Carol Stream, IL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Justin Jackson leans workhorse runner traits and 47.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
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Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Justin Jackson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Carol Stream, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Justin Jackson's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 251
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Jackson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern. Justin Jackson leans workhorse runner traits and 47.5 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Justin Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 6,298
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Glenbard North · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Glenbard North · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 33 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,587 scrimmage yards · RB 13th (top 3%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 2%) · National 18th (top 1%)
Justin Jackson played RB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Jackson recorded 12 passing yards, 5,440 rushing yards, and 858 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northwestern.
Recognition
Honors
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediasecond
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
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