Gators Announce Injury Designation for RB Ja'Kobi Jackson Ahead of Texas A&M Game

COLLEGE STATION, Tx.-- The Florida Gators have decided on senior running back Ja'Kobi Jackson's availability ahead of Saturday's game against No. 5 Texas A&M.

Jackson, who missed last week's game against Texas due to injury, is a game-time decision against the Aggies. He had been questionable leading up to the game. Jackson is the second-leading rusher for Florida this season with 98 yards.

Florida's running back depth took another hit in last week's win over the Longhorns with freshman Duke Clark exiting the game in the third quarter with an upper body injury. He was seen after the game with his right arm in a sling.

Clark finished last week's game with 39 yards on 10 attempts.

The Gators have also been without Treyaun Webb for every game this season after offseason hamstring surgery.

"History's the best indicator of the future, right? So the running back position in the SEC, you can just bank on needing your third of fourth, hopefully you don't get to your fifth. But it's next man up," head coach Billy Napier said on Monday. "Jabbar (Juluke) does a great job having them ready. You'll get an injury report on Wednesday but in general there, it's kinda, who's out, who's back, we'll see. But it's TBD right now. But whoever is running it for us typically does pretty good, I would say."

Should Jackson be unable to go, Florida will give sophomore Jadan Baugh another heavy workload on Saturday. Baugh rushed for a career-high 107 yards on 27 carries last week with Jackson and eventually Clark out due to their ailments.