NFL Top Player -- Steven Jackson

Steven Jackson   #39 RB

Atlanta Falcons | Official Team Site

Height: 6-2   Weight: 240   Age: 30

Born: 7/22/1983 Las Vegas , NV

College: Oregon State

Experience: 11th season

High School: Eldorado HS [Las Vegas, NV]

PERSONAL

Jackson is a Christian. Jackson wears the number 39 because it is the number of books in the Old Testament.

Jackson enjoys reading, sketching and also likes to travel. He also took drafting in high school because of his interests in drawing.

Born Steven Rashad Jackson in Las Vegas, NV. He attended Eldorado High in Las Vegas where he was selected as first-team prep All-American and No.1 prep player in Nevada by SuperPrep Magazine following his senior year.


Early years

Jackson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a running back for Eldorado High School. He was named the Sunrise Regional MVP and rushed for 6,396 yards and 81 touchdowns for the Sundevils. Jackson's Eldorado squad lost in the state final his senior year to McQueen High School (Reno, Nevada).

Jackson's subsequent success has been credited with prompting college football programs to take more interest in players in the Las Vegas area.This success also led to Jackson's induction into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.


TRANSACTIONS

Selected as a first round (24th overall) draft pick by the St. Louis Rams in the 2004 NFL Draft. Signed a six-year contract with St. Louis on September 21, 2008. Signed by the Falcons as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2013.

CAREER

Jackson attended Oregon State University, where he played for the Oregon State Beavers football team for three seasons. In 36 games, he carried 743 times for 3,625 yards for a 4.9-yard average and 39 touchdowns while adding 680 yards and 6 touchdowns on 66 catches and 240 yards with a touchdown on 7 kickoff returns. His 4,545 all-purpose yards rank second in school history, while he ranks third on the school’s all-time scoring list with 276 points. As a junior he ranked tenth in the nation in rushing, ninth in all-purpose yardage, and fourth in scoring; he carried the ball 350 times for 1,545 yards and 19 touchdowns, adding 44 receptions for 470 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 2,015 all-purpose yards set a school record. As a sophomore Jackson led the Pac-10 Conference in rushing and finished the season eighth nationally with 1,690 yards, an average of 130 yards per game.

On March 14, 2013, Jackson signed a three-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

Over the last three games in December 2013, Steven Jackson has rushed for an average of 72.3 yards per game and has three touchdowns. However, outside of the Buffalo game in which Jackson received 23 touches, Jackson only received four rushes in the second half of the Falcon's game against Green Bay, and seven rushes in the second half against New Orleans.

In nine seasons, has logged 2,395 carries for 10,135 yards (4.2 yards per carry) with 56 touchdowns. He is the NFL's active rushing leader and has posted eight straight 1,000-yard seasons, which is the longest active streak in the NFL. Has caught 407 passes for 3,324 yards and eight touchdowns. Is one of 27 running backs in NFL history to record 400 receptions and is the NFL's active receiving leader among running backs. Is one of 14 running backs in NFL history to record 10,000 rushing yards and 3,000 receiving yards. Is one of 12 running backs in NFL history to record 10,000 rushing yards and 400 receptions. His current streak of eight consecutive 1,000-yard seasons is the longest active streak in the NFL, joining Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Thurman Thomas and LaDainian Tomlinson as the only running backs to record at least eight straight 1,000-yard seasons. Since 2005, leads all running backs with 388 receptions and 3,135 receiving yards. Since 2005, has averaged 94.4 yards per game on the ground. Has 33 100-yard games in his career, which is tied for the second most in Rams history. His 2,295 career carries are the most in Rams history and his 407 receptions are ranked second behind Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk. His 90 receptions in 2006 tied RB Brian Westbrook for the sixth most catches by a running back in a single season.