I hope every Northwestern football fan appreciates how special it is that we’ve gotten to watch Justin Jackson do his thing game in and game out for the last three seasons. He’s never missed a game, and despite playing with decent-at-best offensive lines for his entire career, has been one of the most consistently productive running backs in college football.
On Monday, Pro Football Focus tweeted out a few interesting graphics that show just how impressive Jackson is when it comes to creating much of his yardage on his own.
Out of Jackson’s Big Ten-leading 1,524 rushing yards in 2016, a whopping 1,071 came after contact, good for the fifth-highest total in the FBS.