Darius Jackson (born December 1, 1993) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders, and Houston Texans.
He was a two-way football player as a senior, registering almost 1,100 rushing yards, while playing quarterback, running back and safety.
As a senior, he became a full-time starter and had a break out year, rushing for 1,078 yards on 208 carries (5.2 avg.
Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft,[4] in part because of the athletic traits he displayed during his pro day.
[5] He made the Cowboys 53-man roster, in order to protect his rights from being claimed by another team and was declared inactive in 14 games.
On December 13, he was waived to make room for running back Darren McFadden, who was being activated from the non football injury list.
On June 1, 2017, Jackson was waived/injured with an undisclosed knee injury that forced him to miss organized team activities.
[11][12] On September 3, 2018, Jackson was signed by the Green Bay Packers from the Cowboys' practice squad, as the team was looking for a third running back, with Aaron Jones suspended for the first two games, and Devante Mays being released with an injury settlement.
On September 20, 2019, Jackson was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, but was released four days later.