Junior wide receiver for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Omaha, NE · Millard West HS
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 13.5 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 53 yds, at Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jackson Williams
The receipt on tape: 58 rec yds, 5 receptions against Jacksonville State, Week 1, 2026.
149 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (89th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 48.0 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 53.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 49.7 | 15.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
37.7%
72 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
63.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
84 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 2 | 18 | 58 | 48 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 18 | 58 | 48 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–32
at Air Force
18 rush yds (2 car)
Edged out Air Force on the road in a shootout.
With N. Hayes — 228 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 17 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · A. Bickerton — 52 AVG · 61 LONG · 3 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 51 | |
| Total | 11 | 149 | 15.9 | 0 | 51 |
2026 Outlook
North Dakota State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · North Dakota State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Dakota State · Last season: 12-1 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #117
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