Steven Jackson (2023) - Hall of Fame - Oregon State University Athletics

Steven Jackson

Induction:
2023

Earned third-team All-American by the Associated Press and honorable mention All-American by College Football News and Sports Illustrated in 2003. He was a unanimous All-Pacific-10 Conference selection as a junior ('03) after rushing for 1,545 yards. He finished the '03 season 10th in the nation for rushing and had 19 100-yard plus rushing games for his career, including 239 vs. California ('02), 230 vs. Stanford ('02), 227 vs. Fresno State ('02) and California ('03). Jackson, who announced after his MVP performance in the Las Vegas Bowl (149 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. New Mexico) that he was entering the NFL Draft, finished his career 10th on the Pac-10 career rushing list with 3,625 yards. He was named first team All-Pac-10 and third team All-American as a sophomore (2002) after rushing for 1,690 yards, the sixth-highest total by any conference player and most by a Pac-10 athlete from a school other than USC. Jackson was taken by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft.