Fred Jackson (born February 20, 1981), is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. he was a member of the powerful Lamar Vikings teams of the late 1990s, he never started a game in his two years on the varsity team because he was considered too small (5-8, 160 pounds) and too slow. He began his senior year as a third-string running back, and only after a knee injury to starter Justin Faust (headed to Stanford), was he elevated to second-string behind Tommicus Walker (headed to TCU).
Jackson was invited to training camp with the Buffalo Bills in 2006 by Bills general manager Marv Levy, a Coealumnus himself. He made his first career start against the Washington Redskins in 2007, rushing for 82 yards while catching four passes for 69 yards in a Bills victory. He became the first Division III running back to start an NFL game since December 24, 2000, when former Ferrum College running back Chris Warren started for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Cincinnati Bengals.On May 5, 2012 Fred Jackson signed a 2-year contract extension, keeping him with the Bills until 2015.
In week 1 of the 2012 season, Jackson injured a knee ligament. Jackson was on pace to lead the NFL in yards from scrimmage last year before a broken fibula ruined his season.
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