Ernie Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Born: April 11, 1950
Hopkins, SC USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 173
College: Duke
High School: Lower Richland (Hopkins, SC)
Career: 1972-1979
Drafted: 1972 in Round 7, #164 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Ernie Jackson played from 1972 to 1979 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. Jackson intercepted 15 passes for 187 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 9 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 |
