Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 15/23 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 17/30 | 192 | 1 | 2 | 6.4 | 29.3 | Season-high 192 yds |
| Total | 32/53 | 342 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 29.3 |
#8
Brad Jackson
Sophomore quarterback for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 197 lb · San Antonio, TX
CFB Index 81 · #10 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
342
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 3 INT · 6.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 13 car · 113 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 192 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, vs UTSA
The play that turned itSwung Arkansas State from 34% to 86% to win.Texas State at Arkansas State · 31-30
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas State in 2024.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Underrated
-41aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 26th percentile of QBs; the tape says
67th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=20
— the tape outruns the hype.Aura — fan perception26th pctl
Production — on-field67th pctl
n=20 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 26th · Production percentile: 68th
His production sits in the 68th percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 26th-percentile attention — a gap of 42 points between tape and volume.
26thattention percentile · vs QBs
68thproduction percentile · vs QBs
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
232 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“KUDDOS TOO BRAD JACKSON TX ST QB THAT GUYS A STUD”
youtube/On Texas Football · fan post, verbatim
Brad Jackson
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Third year in the Texas State quarterback room, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 192 pass yds, 39 rush yds against UTSA, Week 2, 2026.
342 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 66 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20243 games
- Signed with Texas State3-star out of Reagan
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Sun Beltthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 15-13 over that span.
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
53 of 53 attempts matched to play-by-play
52 of 53 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
4.1573 of 75 QBsSack rate
1.9%17 of 75 QBsRarely sacked (17 of 75), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (73 of 75).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
8% of attempts (4)
75%comp
Air -3.0 · YAC 5.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
65% of attempts (34)
65%comp2 INT
Air 3.7 · YAC 6.7 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
19% of attempts (10)
60%comp1 INT
Air 14.3 · YAC 8.2 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
8% of attempts (4)
0%comp
Air 34.5 avg
Overall 60.4% completion on 53 attempts · 65% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 171 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 6.5 YPA, 1.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 146 FBS quarterbacks by CFB Index Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
81 · #10 of 146 QBs
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #2 of 15 Sun Belt QBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 32 | 53 | 60.4% | 342 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 109.5 | 55 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 251 | 352 | 71.3% | 3,223 | 9.2 | 21 | 7 | 163.9 | 75 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 8 | 15 | 53.3% | 118 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 141.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 291 | 420 | 69.3% | 3,683 | 8.8 | 23 | 10 | 156.3 | 72 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 174 | 744 | 4.3 | 17 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 23 | 171 | 7.4 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 214 | 981 | 4.6 | 22 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Texas · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +3.95(05:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short middle to #13 T.Cusano caught at TXST40, for 41 yards to the TEXAS36 (#9 J.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.24(06:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short middle to #1 C.Dawn, Jr. caught at TXST40, for 22 yards to the TEXAS43 (#9 J.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UTSA · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.22(09:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short right to #13 T.Cusano caught at UTSA35, for 25 yards to the UTSA24 (#24 W.Nelson), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UTSA Holding declined
- Week 2 · UTSA · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Chris Dawn Jr. 13 Yd pass from Brad Jackson (Dylan Cunanan PAT failed)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.70(01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short middle to #2 K.Evans caught at UTSA47, for 24 yards to the UTSA35 (#13 R.Lester), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.59(02:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short left to #16 B.Smith caught at TXST50, for 12 yards to the TXST50 (#29 G.Littleton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UTSA · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.10B. Jackson run for 6 yds, for a TD (J. Bonilla KICK)
- Week 1 · Texas · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.04(04:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson rush right for 32 yards gain to the TEXAS04 (#4 J.McDonald), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UTSA · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.04(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short right to #2 K.Evans caught at UTSA32, for 19 yards to the UTSA30, out of bounds at UTSA30, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.04(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short left to #2 K.Evans caught at TXST44, for 31 yards to the UTSA30 (#11 C.Upshaw Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Texas State
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Jennings’s 2024 season.
68%match
All-ACC
Matches Kevin on
Completion %
Differs from Kevin on
Rush usage (higher)
Weight (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Fields’s path through Ohio State.
85%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 11
Matches Justin on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demond Williams Jr.'s sophomore season at Washington (2025).
66%match
Matches Demond on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Demond on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brad Jackson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology