Players

PRO
Originally, signed to Bills practice squad on September 3, 2006 … played two seasons with the Sioux City Bandits of the United Indoor Football League where he was named league MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 2005. … set a United Indoor Football League record with 1,770 yards and 53 touchdowns in 2005. … played in NFL Europa in 2006 with the Rhein Fire – led the team with 731 rushing yards.

NFL AWARDS
FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week - Week 10, 2012

CAREER
•    Became the first player in NFL history to rush for more         than 1,000 yards and total more than 1,000 kickoff return         yards in the same season in 2009
•    Led the NFL with 2,516 (1,062 rushing + 1,014 kickoff +         371 receiving + 69 punting) combined net yards in 2009,         the fourth-most yards in a single-season in NFL history
•    One of two NFL players to rush for a touchdown, catch a         touchdown pass and throw a touchdown pass (Joseph         Addai)
•    Set career highs in carries (237), rushing yards (1,062),         receptions (46) and receiving yards (371) in 2009
•    Rankings in the Bills record book:
    o    Rushing average, 2nd – 4.64 (817 attempts – 3,794             rushing yards) among rushers with 200-plus carries
    o    Kick return yards (season), 10th – 1,014 (2009)
    o    Rushing average (season), 9th – 5.17 (2007)
•    Along with Marshawn Lynch (47 receptions), Jackson             (37 receptions) combined for the most receptions of an         NFL backfield duo in 2008… total ranks as the fourth             highest output for a running back tandem in team history
•    Along with Lynch’s 1,036 yards rushing in 2008, Jackson         (571) and Lynch became the 11th running back duo in
    team history to eclipse 1,000 and 500 yards in one season         and first to accomplish the feat since Thurman Thomas         (1,033) and Darick Holmes (571)  in 1996

2011
•    Led the AFC (ninth in the NFL ) with a 5.5 (170-934) yard rushing avg
•    Prior to being placed on IR, led the NFL with six 100-yard rushing games, second in scrimmage yards (1,376) third in rushing yards (934), and fourth in first downs (53)
•    Became the third player in team history to record 1,300 scrimmage yards through first 10 games
•    At KC (9/11), produced the first Bills 100-yard rushing game in a season-opener since 2005, gaining 112 rushing yards on 20 carries... became the 14th player in team history with 4,000 career scrimmage yards
•    Led the team with 117 rushing yards on 15 carries for his ninth career 100-plus yard game vs. OAK (9/18) and scored twice on the ground... joined O.J. Simpson (1973 and 1975) and Thurman Thomas (1991) as the third running back in team history to eclipse 100 yards in each of the first two games of a season... became the eighth player in team history with 3,000 rushing yards and moved into seventh on the team’s all-time rushing chart (3,089)
•    Vs. NE (9/25), led the team with 74 rushing yards with one touchdown on 12 carries... also pitched in five receptions for 87 yards, including a 38-yarder that enabled the Bills to run down the clock and kick the game-winning field goal... has 303 rushing yards on the season, the sixth time a Bill has had 300+ rushing yards after the first three games, joining OJ Simpson (538 in 1975 and 476 in 1973, Thurman Thomas (334 in 1991 and 321 in 1990) and Willis McGahee (311 in 2006).
•    at CIN (10/2): finished with a team-high 66 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown ... also tallied five catches for 32 yards
•    vs. PHI (10/9): led team with 111 rushing yards on 26 carries and a touchdown, to go along with 85 yards on six receptions ... his 196 scrimmage yards was the 2nd most in his career
•    at NYG (10/16): tallied a season-high 121 yards on 16 carries, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown scamper in the first quarter... His 11th career 100-yard rushing game, which puts him alone in sixth place on the Bills all-time list ... has a rushing TD in five straight games, the sixth time in team history a player has had a rushing TD streak of 5+ games, first since Robb Riddick’s six-game streak in 1988... also registered five catches for 47 yards
•    vs. WAS (10/30): had 26 carries for 120 yards and three catches for a team-high 74 yards... has five 100-yard games this season, first Bill since 2005 (W. McGahee) with five in a season... has three straight 100-yard games... first Bill to tally three in a row since Thurman Thomas in games 2-4 in 1994
•    vs. NYJ (11/6): tallied 18 carries for a game-high 82 yards and had 38 yards on three receptions ... has 1,194 scrimmage yards in 2011 - the second-highest total through eight games in team history
•    at DAL (11/13): finished with 13 carries for 114 yards ... his sixth 100-yard game of the season and the 13th of his career, which is tied for fourth-most in Bills history
•    at MIA (11/20): gained 17 yards on seven carries to go along with five receptions for 50 yards ... moved into a tie with OJ Simpson (175) for third-most catches among Bills RBs
•     PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE NOV. 23

2010
vs. MIA (9/12) Started his second-consecutive Kickoff Weekend game... led the team in rushing with 19 yards on four carries... added two catches for no gain... has rushed for 107 yards on 29 carries in three career season-opening contests along with seven catches for 83 yards and one touchdown... has posted two-plus catches in each of his last 14 games with a catch
at GB (9/19) Scored the team’s lone touchdown on a three-yard run, his eighth career touchdown (sixth by rushing)... finished with nine carries for 39 yards
at NE (9/26) Produced eight yards rushing on four carries
vs. NYJ (10/3) Posted 21 rushing yards on three carries, surpassing the 2,000 rushing yard milestone in his career
vs. JAC (10/10), Stepped into the full-time starter’s role, leading the ground game with a season-high 73 yards on 12 carries
at BAL (10/24) Matched his season-high of 73 yards on 23 carries... added one reception for a gain of four yards
at KC (10/31) Posted a team-best 64 yards rushing on 20 carries... caught three passes for 11 yards
vs. CHI (11/7) Scored on a four-yard carry and totaled eight carries for 16 yards with five catches for 20 yards
vs. DET (11/14) Scored each of Buffalo’s touchdowns for his second career multi-touchdown game... led the team with 133 rushing yards on 25 carries with a score and added a team-best six catches for 37 yards and a touchdown... became first Bill since Travis Henry (10/5/03 vs. CIN) to post a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game
at CIN (11/21) Became the first RB in team history since 2004 (Willis McGahee) to record back-to-back multi-touchdown games, rushing for two scores on 21 carries for 116 yards... has now rushed for a touchdown in three straight games... also the first Bill with consecutive 100-plus yard performances since McGahee (2004)... eclipsed 100-rushing yards for the sixth time in his career
vs. PIT (11/28) Gained a career-high 104 receiving yards, matching a career-long with a 65-yard catch and run for a touchdown... has scored in four consecutive games... led Buffalo with 59 rushing yards on 12 carries
at MIN (12/5) Led the team with 42 rushing yards on 11 carries and posted one catch for six yards
vs. CLE (12/12) Posted a game-best 112 rushing yards on 29 carries, his seventh career 100-plus yard performance... added one catch for three yards
at MIA (12/19) Led the team with 36 rushing yards on 15 carries... topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the season on his final carry of three yards
vs. NE (12/26) Posted a team-high 81 rushing yards on 13 carries, moving into 10th on the team’s all-time rushing list (2,825)... added two catches for 11 yards, notching catches 30 on the season
at NYJ (1/2) Led the team with 35 rushing yards, increasing season total to 927... added one catch for 13 yards

2009
•  At NE (9/14): Finished with a game-high 57 rushing yards on 15 carries and led the team in receiving, with five receptions for 83 yards and his first career touchdown catch
• Vs. TB (9/20): Posted a game-high 163 rushing yards on 28     carries
• Vs. NO (9/27): Produced 97 scrimmage yards (71 rushing,     25 receiving) … combined to record 425 scrimmage yards     in first three games of the season, marking the 4th-most         in team history through the first three games by an individual player to start a season
• Vs. HOU (11/1): Gained 178 yards on five kickoff returns, setting a new career-high… recorded a 71-yard kickoff return, the longest of his career, in the second quarter
• At TEN (11/15): Threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to WR  Lee Evans on the team’s first drive… was his first career pass attempt and became the eighth non-QB to complete a TD pass in team history… led the team with 48 rushing yards on eight carries, caught three passes for 23 yards and added 167 kickoff return yards on seven attempts (new career-high) along with 25 punt return yards on two returns
• Vs. MIA (11/29): Recorded his first career multi-touchdown game with two rushing scores… produced a team-high 73 yards rushing on 15 carries … added five catches for 43 yards and three kickoff returns for 61 yards
• At KC (12/13): Ran for a team-best 99 yards on 20 carries
• Vs. IND (1/3): Registered a game-high and career-best 212 rushing yards on 33 carries… 212 yards is the seventh- most productive day in team history and the first 200+yard rushing game by a Bill since T. Thomas (9/24/90 at NYJ)... Eclipsed the 1,000 yard rushing plateau on the season to mark the 27th occasion a Bills player accomplished the feat, the 11th player to do so… With 1,062 rushing yards and 1,014 kickoff return yards, became first player in NFL history to have 1,000+ rushing yards and 1,000+ kickoff return yards in the same season… caught an 11-yard touchdown in the first quarter from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, the game’s first points

2008
•    Posted a game-high in receptions and receiving yards, catching seven passes for 83 yards, both new career-highs in his 10th career game at Jac. (9/14)
•    Scored his first career touchdown on a 22-yard run at StL. (9/28)… posted first punt return of career and finished with three returns for 52 yards
•    Rushed for 60 yards on 12 attempts vs. Cle. (11/17) and added four kickoff returns for 61 yards.
•    Posted his second straight game with 50-plus rushing yards, gaining 56 yards on nine carries at SF (11/23)… added two receptions for 20 yards
•    Scored his second touchdown of the season from 11 yards out at NYJ (12/14)… gained 31 yards on the ground on seven carries and caught a team-high six passes for 24 yards
•    Stepped in for an injured Marshawn Lynch at Den. (12/21), adding 43 rushing yards on 10 carries and 70 receiving yards on three receptions… posted two kick returns for 47 yards… gave team a 30-23 lead in fourth quarter courtesy of an eight-yard touchdown run… caught a 65-yard pass from QB Trent Edwards, tying the seventh-longest non-scoring reception in team history
•    Set new career-highs with 27 rushing attempts for 136 rushing yards vs. NE (12/28), marking his second career 100-yard rushing game… recorded a new career-long rush for 32 yards… returned one punt for 30 yards and one kickoff for 10 yards

2007
•    Posted 58 carries for 300 yards and 22 receptions for 190 yards in eight games, with one start
•    Averaged 5.17 yards per carry, the ninth-best single season mark in team history
•    Made NFL debut at NYJ (10/28) with one carry for one yard, also had a reception
•    Made first career NFL start at Was. (12/2), tallied 151 total yards (82 rushing, 69 receiving).  Had 16 rushing attempts … made a then-career-long 54-yard pass reception to help set-up Rian Lindell’s fourth field goal of the game … became the first Division III running back to start an NFL game since former Philadelphia RB Chris Warren 12/24/00 vs. Cin.
•    Posted first career 100-yard rushing game vs. Mia. (12/9), 15 carries for 115 yards … combined with rookie RB Marshawn Lynch to become the first Bills running back duo to each rush for 100 yards in a game since Darick Holmes-122 and Thurman Thomas-107 vs. Was. (11/3/96) … became first running back from a Division III college to rush for over 100 yards since Dallas’ Chris Warren in 1998
•    Had six catches at Phi. (12/30)

COLLEGE
Attended Coe College, a Division III school in Cedar Rapids, IA … rushed for 1,702 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior in 2002 … played for four years … named all-America and Iowa Conference MVP of the Aztec Bowl. … Graduated in 2003 with a degree in sociology.

PERSONAL
Native of Fort Worth, TX … attended Lamar High School in Arlington, TX … married to Danielle Jackson on July 8, 2006 and they have one son, Braeden, and two daughters, Kaelen and Jaeden … has an identical twin brother named Patrick and three younger sisters Krystal and Tryna Jackson and Maria Starks … had his number retired by the United States Indoor Football League’s Sioux City Bandits in May 2008 … prior to starting his professional football career, he worked as a youth counselor for Systems Unlimited in 2003-04 and the Boys and Girls club in 2005.

COMMUNITY
    Fred was chosen as the 2010 winner of the Buffalo Bills/NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and continued his strong community work into 2011. Fred was one of several Bills players in attendance with their families at the second annual lighting of Niagara Falls on October 7th. Bills players were on hand to sign autographs and greet fans before the falls were lit pink to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Fred and his wife Danielle were at the event – part of the 6th Annual Billieve Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
    In November, Fred served as one of 18 Bills players who travelled to Holland, NY to formally announce H.O. Brumstead Elementary as the Buffalo Bills “Play 60 Super School.” The school received a $10,000 grant for health and wellness initiatives and held an Ultimate Physical Education class led by Bills players.
    By participating in the Bills’ Community Ticket Program, Fred was able to assist numerous young fans throughout the season. Freddy’s Fanatics were on hand each game and also received food and beverage coupons compliments of Fred.
    Fred was one of six Bills who supported the 2011 Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign “Stay Strong” to fight against teen drug use. Fred sat in on an autograph session at the Boulevard Mall on September 27th that gathered over $8,000 to raise awareness for the campaign.
    Fred also helped make an already special event even more special when he and five teammates appeared at UB’s Alumni Arena for the 2012 New York State Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Fred and his teammates formed a line and welcomed each athlete and posed for pictures as they marched into the arena.
    Fred was one of the many Buffalo Bills participants in the NFL’s first-ever Play 60 Ultimate Field Day for kids ages 12 and under. The Ultimate Field Day allowed children the opportunity to run football drills with their favorite Bills players in Ralph Wilson Stadium on the very same field where the Bills play their games. Children had the opportunity to get their picture taken in front of the charging buffalo logo at midfield and get autographs from Bills players, as well.
    On September 27th, more than 2,800 Buffalo and Orchard Park area elementary school students packed the auditorium at Kleinhans Music Hall for the Play 60 Challenge Annual Kickoff event. Fred was one of 14 Bills players who addressed the students and encouraged them to get motivated toward a healthy and active lifestyle.
    Fred later helped contribute to the 6th Annual 97 Rock Operation: Rock Out Hunger to benefit the Food Bank of WNY. Held in the Quaker Steak & Lube parking lot in Williamsville, Fred and his teammates showed up to help collect food donations and meet fans who showed up to contribute.
    Fred also joined in to assist the Buffalo Bills Toyota Rookie Club at their 2011 Holiday Party held in the Jim Kelly Club in Ralph Wilson Stadium. The club was decorated in a North Pole theme and hosted a group of 100 children from various local agencies.