Senior tight end for Wisconsin. 2025: 8 catches, 66 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · 250 lb · Madison, WI
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.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Rush yards: 98th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 1 TD · 8.3 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 1 yds, 1 TD, at Minnesota
Swing playSwung Indiana from 46% to 71% to win.Wisconsin at Indiana · 20-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Wisconsin. 2025: 8 catches, 66 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Jackson Acker
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Five seasons at Wisconsin, three different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. The receipt: 27 rec yds, 5 rush yds against Washington — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 0.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
5 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With S. West — 24 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · A. Bertrams — 37 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 43 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ Alabama | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Washington | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 66 | 8.0 | 1 | 24 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Wisconsin
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Damarcus Thomas’s 2024 season.
Matches Damarcus on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jere Getzinger Jr.'s graduate season at Eastern Michigan (2024).
Matches Jere on
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Player DNA