Give me the guy who's actually DONE something and PRODUCED. I don't care if they were garbage time yards which they weren't. I'll take that over some young guy who has done absolutely nothing and probably won't do absolutely nothing. Some of you Cowboy fans make me laugh when you fall in love with these nobodies like this Jackson guy. He's nothing and has done nothing.
This page tells you everything you need to know about Jackson:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackDa01.htm
Done something? He is an injury prone RB who is a bust who never lived up to his lofty draft status. Us cowboys fans??...didn't realize there were different classes of cowboys fans...Jackson is fast and has talent and in my opinion was worth keeping as a young RB for depth. This team didn't need two injury prone overrated RBs on their staff in my cowboys opinion...Dunbar and DMAC....nah...no thanks...never said Jackson was elite but would rather keep him then see him go to the pack or broncos.....might as well keep Free and cut Green and Collins with your logic.
STRENGTHS
Showed off a rare combination of size, speed and explosiveness at his pro day. Posted a sub-4.4 40-yard dash with a vertical leap of 41 inches and a broad jump of 11-foot-1. Long-strider with ability to cut strides when needed for short area change of balance and cuts. Has buildup speed to turn the corner and go when play flows wide. Has size to slip through arm tackles. Productive pass catcher. Can make variety of adjustments to secure poor throws. Has punt coverage background.
WEAKNESSES
Upright runner with high pad level through the holes. Slows himself and braces for contact rather than finishing carries with authority. Not as competitive a runner as he needs to be. Too many short runs or losses against soft boxes. Will duck head into hole and short-circuit vision for necessary cuts. Cuts lack suddenness and post-cut burst. Dancer with a lack of decisiveness as a runner. Vision is well below average.
DRAFT PROJECTION
Undrafted free agent
BOTTOM LINE
The tape doesn't come close to matching the astounding pro day numbers that Jackson posted, but his combination of size and athletic traits could very well get him drafted. Jackson doesnt have the vision or decisiveness to be a zone runner and appears to lack the physicality needed as downhill gap-scheme back. While Jackson has the traits to compete on special teams, his tape looks like a practice squad player for now.