Photo Gallery. Jackson is the first player from Eastern to be selected into the NFL since T.J. Lang was chosen 109th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2009 draft. He is the 27th EMU player to be picked in the draft and the first running back since Gary Patton was selected 172nd overall by the New York Jets in 1988.
CHICAGO, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University running back Darius Jackson (Sparta, Ill.-Sparta) was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft Sunday, April 30, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Jackson was the 216th overall pick in the three-day selection process.
Jackson Selected by the Cowboys in the 2016 NFL Draft
