Eastern Michigan running back Darius Jackson is a player the Detroit Lions have shown quite a bit of interest in lately. After his performance at Michigan’s Pro Day on March 17th, it’s pretty easy to see why.
Jackson ran the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds. That’s outstanding speed for anyone, but for a guy with his 6’0”, 220-pound frame to burn up the turf like that it really commands attention. The Eagles star also had a broad jump over 11 feet and a 41” vertical. All of those numbers would have put Jackson at or very near the top of every workout metric at last month’s Combine.