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Fred Jackson

RB (retired)

Fred Jackson: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career across BUF and SEA. 5,646 career rushing yards as a UDFA. Indoor-football-league origin story.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	122
Rush yds	5,646
Rush TDs	30
Receptions	358
Rec yds	2,939

Pre-NFL grinder (IFL/NFL Europe). BUF UDFA breakthrough (2007-08). Peak years (2009-11). Workhorse decline (2012-14). SEA finale (2015).

Trend

Jackson career arc

Phase	Years	Highlight
BUF rookie/2nd	2007-2008	860 yds
Peak	2009-2011	2,923 yds + 13 TDs
Veteran workhorse	2012-2014	1,852 yds + 14 TDs
SEA	2015	111 yds final yr

2009 was his breakthrough: 1,062 rush yds + 371 rec yds = 1,433 yds from scrimmage as a 28-year-old UDFA.

Split

Jackson peak seasons

Year	Rush yds	Rec yds	YFS
2009	1,062	371	1,433
2010	927	215	1,142
2011	934	442	1,376
2013	890	387	1,277

One of the few UDFAs to post a 1,000-yard rushing season — and the only one from Division III's Coe College.

Rare

Jackson UDFA milestones

Detail	Value
College	Coe College (D-III)
Draft	Undrafted, 2006
1,000-yd seasons	1 (2009)
Career YFS	8,500+

Shared the BUF backfield with C.J. Spiller (2010-14) — formed one of the league's most balanced 1-2 punches.

Comparison

Jackson + Spiller BUF backfield

Year	FJ yds	CJ yds
2010	927	283
2011	934	561
2012	437	1,244
2013	890	933
2014	525	300

At age 33 in 2014, posted 66 catches for 501 yards — his career-high in both. Reinvented as a 3rd-down back.

Anomaly

Jackson late-career reinvention

Detail	Value
Year	2014 (age 33)
Receptions	66 (career high)
Rec yds	501 (career high)
Rush yds	525

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