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Drunk Driver Who Killed NFL Player

The driver who crashed into Indianapolis Colts player Edwin Jackson in Feb. -- killing the linebacker -- has pled guilty in his DUI case ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The case became a HUGE deal when President Trump tweeted that it was "disgraceful" that Jackson was killed by a man who was in the United States illegally.

Now, we've learned the suspected -- 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Zavala has plead guilty to 2 counts of "DUI that causes the death of another."

He faces up to 16 years in prison when he's sentences in September.