Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
#15
Jackson Ford
Junior tight end for San Diego State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Melissa, TX · Melissa High
Returning to San Diego State for 2026
The numbers
19
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 19 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 19 yds, 1 TD, at UCLA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for San Diego State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2024.
- Transferred from Tulsa to San Diego State in 2025.
Jackson Ford
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Tulsa to San Diego State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 19 rec yds, 1 receptions against UCLA — Week 2, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Melissa
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San Diego State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sean Lewis, all run-heavy offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 19.0 YDS/g, 19.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #83
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Turner’s 2021 season.
Matches Jamal on
Height
Weight
Differs from Jamal on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Carter Nelson's freshman season at Nebraska (2024).
Matches Carter on
Yards / reception
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Carter on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
The tight end room · San Diego State
- #15Jackson Ford86 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Ryan Wolfer37 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Seth Adams33 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Timothy Netaneno box-score line yet
- #47Kime Fangupono box-score line yet
6 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology