DeMichael Jackson

Position:
RB
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Jeffersontown

Last updated July 22, 2015

2014: Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection...Started five of the eight games he played...Southeast’s top rusher with 734 yards and five touchdowns on 137 carries...Averaged 5.4 yards per carry and ranked fourth in the OVC with 91.8 yards per game...Caught eight passes for 18 yards and two touchdowns out of the backfield...Ranked third on the team with 943 all-purpose yards and was fourth in scoring with 44 points...Finished second on the team in total offense with 741 yards...Returned his first career interception 27 yards at Eastern Kentucky (10/25)...Ran back one kickoff for 21 yards... Scored a rushing touchdown in each of his last three games of the season and ran for over 100 yards on three occasions...Ran for 104 yards at Murray State (10/11)...Piled up a season-high 172 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at Tennessee Tech (11/8)...A week later, he ran for 122 yards and another TD vs. Austin Peay (11/15)...Completed his first career pass attempt for seven yards vs. Eastern Illinois (10/18)...Scored his first rushing touchdown of the season on a 7-yard carry to ignite a 28-point second half at Kansas (9/6)...Missed four weeks due to a broken left hand injury he suffered against the Jayhawks.

2013: Appeared in 12 games and made nine starts...Southeast’s leading rusher with 977 yards and four touchdowns on 170 carries...Averaged 5.7 yards per rush and 81.4 rushing yards a game...Started each of the last nine games of the season...Ran for over 100 yards five times...Piled up a season-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries at Jacksonville State (11/23)...Also ran for 126 yards at Eastern Illinois (10/19), 112 yards vs. Urbana (11/2), 104 yards vs. Tennessee Tech (11/9) and 140 yards at Austin Peay (11/16)...Scored his first career touchdown on a 27-yard run in the second quarter at Eastern Illinois (10/19)...Longest rush of the season (43 yds) came in that game, as well...Caught four passes for 35 yards...Was fifth on the team in scoring (24 points), second in total offense (977 yds) and second in all-purpose yardage (1,012)...Ranked sixth in the OVC in rushing.

2012: Played eight games as a true freshman...Carried the ball seven times for 20 yards...Had a season-long 7-yard run at Murray State (11/17)...Ranked third on the team in kick returns...Ran back four kickoffs for 69 yards, averaging 17.2 yards per return...Had a season-high 50 yards on three kick returns vs. UT Martin (10/20)...Finished the season with 89 all-purpose yards.

Prep: First-Team Courier-Journal All-State, All-Region and All-District performer at Jeffersontown High School...Ranked third in the state of Kentucky in rushing with 2,093 yards and 29 touchdowns...Averaged 172 rushing yards per game...Completed 84-of-172 passes for 1,196 yards...Racked up 4,000 all-purpose yards and 47 touchdowns as a senior...Was equally impressive on defense, recording 60 tackles, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries...Earned honorable mention All-State honors after rushing for 1,364 yards with 26 touchdowns as a junior...Also played basketball.

Personal: Born February 8, 1994...Majoring in Recreation...Son of Barbara Drake.