Courtney Jackson

#9 · WR · Sr. · Arkansas State5′11″ · 189 lb · Monroeville, PA

Courtney Jackson: WR · Arkansas State · #9.

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Courtney Jackson

WR · Arkansas State · Sr · #9

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-Sun Belt in 2024. One game to point at: 69 receiving yards and 6 receptions against UL Monroe — Week 13, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Arkansas State	42	494	11.8	2	44
2023	Arkansas State	39	689	17.7	7	60
2022	Syracuse	15	201	13.4	1	25
2021	Syracuse	37	389	10.5	3	29
2020	Syracuse	10	69	6.9	0	15
2019	Syracuse	1	3	3.0	0	3
Career		144	1,845	12.8	13	60

Season	Team
2024	Arkansas State	--	--	--	277	2
2023	Arkansas State	1	5	--	150	1
2022	Syracuse	2	−2	64	13	--
2021	Syracuse	4	23	78	110	1
2020	Syracuse	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Syracuse	--	--	--	--	--
Career		7	26	142	550	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Central Arkansas	5	69	13.8	0	32
Wk 2	W 28-24vs Tulsa	3	20	6.7	0	7
Wk 3	L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan	5	41	8.2	0	16
Wk 4	L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 6	W 18-16vs South Alabama	2	19	9.5	0	12
Wk 7	L 9-41@ Texas State	2	27	13.5	0	20
Wk 8	W 44-28@ Southern Miss	3	55	18.3	0	41
Wk 9	W 34-31vs Troy	2	23	11.5	0	15
Wk 11	L 19-55@ Louisiana	4	27	6.8	0	10
Wk 12	W 27-20@ Georgia State	3	40	13.3	0	25
Wk 13	W 28-21vs UL Monroe	6	69	11.5	1	44
Wk 14	L 32-40vs Old Dominion	2	35	17.5	1	35
Bowl	W 38-31vs Bowling Green	4	49	12.3	0	26
Total		42	494	11.8	2	44

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

W 34-31

vs Central Arkansas

5 rec · 69 yds

Edged out Central Arkansas at home in a shootout.

With J. Raynor — 317 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 26.2 · 49 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · R. Heicher — 40.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Old Dominion · 4th and 9 · Q3 · EPA +5.49Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 35 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 4 · Iowa State · 3rd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.69Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 20 yds to the ISU 42 for a
Week 3 · Michigan · 3rd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.47Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 16 yds to the MICH 33 for a
Week 13 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 44 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 32 yds to the CARK 6 for a
Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 19 yds to the CARK 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 26 yds to the BGSU 49 for a
Week 12 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.20Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 8 yds to the ARST 43 for a
Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.10Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 7 yds to the ARST 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 49 (#203 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

49Rotational starter #203 of 466 · 2024?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: catch rate (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#1 / 610 · 91st pct

100.0%

EPA / target#127 / 610 · 79th pct

1.15

Explosive rate#171 / 610 · 72nd pct

19.0%

Yards / catch#316 / 610 · 48th pct

11.8

TD rate#354 / 610 · 41st pct

4.8%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#162 / 541 · 70th pct

Rec yards#202 / 541 · 63rd pct

494

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Long catch#316 / 541 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#363 / 541 · 32nd pct

11.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

91st → 79th percentile

Explosive rate

100th → 72nd percentile

Catch rate

81st → 91st percentile

TD rate

92nd → 41st percentile

Yards / catch

89th → 48th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	39.2	11.8	0.3
Road6g	3.0	35.0	13.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	35.0	12.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	41.5	13.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Pass share

48.1%

442 pass / 477 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

475 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

49 · #203 of 466 WRs · 2024

Courtney Jackson

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2023 13 games

2024 13 games