:Ernie Jackson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Ernie Jackson

|number=30, 44

|position=Cornerback

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1950|4|11|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|weight_lb=173

|height_in=10

|high_school=Lower Richland (Hopkins)

|college=Duke

|draftyear=1972

|draftround=7

|draftpick=164

|pastteams=* New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1972|1977}})

• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1978}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1979}})

|highlights=

• Consensus All-American (1971)
• ACC Player of the Year (1971)
• First-team All-ACC (1971)

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=15

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=8

|statlabel3=Defensive TDs

|statvalue3=1

|pfr=JackEr21

|image=Ernie Jackson, 1970.png|alt=A black and white photograph of a man, shot from the neck up|caption=Jackson, {{Circa|1970}}}}

Earnest Jackson (born April 11, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.