Senior tight end for Western Kentucky. 2025: 8 catches, 80 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 248 lb · Huntsville, AL
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 39th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 1 TD · 10 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD, vs New Mexico State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Western Kentucky. 2025: 8 catches, 80 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Jackson West
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 26 rec yds, 3 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 0.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | W 27-16@ Southern Miss | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 8 | 80 | 11.5 | 1 | 17 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Crum’s 2020 season.
Matches Brandon on
Differs from Brandon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamron Beachem's junior season at Fresno State (2024).
Matches Kamron on
Differs from Kamron on
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