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Jayshon Jackson

WR · Ball State · Sr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

ALUMNUSBall State 2022 alumnus

WR · BALL STATE · MID-AMERICAN

Jayshon Jackson

  • 4
  • #12
  • 5-10 | 175 lb
  • Chicago, IL

CFB Zeitgeist WR Score

Awaiting

Heisman Heat

#1243

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 0 · Not on team

R01 · Scout team / redshirt

Scout team / redshirt. Developing behind the depth chart.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

2 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2022

2021

Ball State · WR

2022

Ball State · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
8292021
8292022

+0%

Modest growth (0%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1547 national
CFB
College
Ball State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey12
Measurements5-10 | 175 lb
HometownChicago, IL
Primary teamBall State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1547 recruit
Composite rating 0.8315 HighSchool
Signed with Cincinnati 2018
Origin Simeon Chicago, IL, USA
Class Profile Context
2018 3-star | 0.8315 No. 1547 recruit | HighSchool | Cincinnati

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination -- 2021
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 14, 2021
Season Move Context
2021 Cincinnati -> -- 3-star | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2022 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 20
Current nowcast#1243Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1793Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Cincinnati

Composite

0.8315

#1547 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jayshon Jackson

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jayshon Jackson

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Scenario Explorer

Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.

Why the honors trail matters

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Jayshon Jackson already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #1243 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 11.4% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 1 honors loaded

2022 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2022 season snapshot | final

2022 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 74 3 rec TD | #13/1110 (99th pct)
Receiving yards 829 11.2 per catch | #60/1107 (95th pct)
Scrimmage yards 934 Total offensive yardage | #60/1107 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2022 Season · Final

2022 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
74 99th
YDS
829 95th
YPR
11.2 44th
TD
3 82nd

Rushing

CAR
13 93rd
YDS
105 95th
YPC
8.1 81st
TD
0 81st

Returns

PR YDS
56 56th
PR AVG
5.1 27th

Game Log

Week-by-week box

No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.

Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ball State6-6HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2022Ball State7482911.23--
2021Ball State6982912.05--
Career2 loaded seasons1431,65811.68--
SeasonTeam
2022Ball State13105--56--
2021Ball State103310-3--
Career2 loaded seasons231381053--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 11.4% 20.4% pass-game share | #83/1137 (93rd pct)
Return yards 56 0 return TD
Touchdowns 3 Across offense and returns | #206/1111 (82nd pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 74 #13/1110 99th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 829 #60/1107 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 3 #206/1111 82nd pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 11.2 #619/1106 44th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 56 #100/224 56th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 20.4% #83/1137 93rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 105 #22/397 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 26 #44/346 88th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 13 #30/407 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 8.1 #76/393 81st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 43 #385/1105 65th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 11 #62/237 74th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 5.1 #162/222 27th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 15.2% #44/1137 96th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 13.0% #96/1137 92nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 11.4% #52/1137 96th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 11.2% #75/1137 93rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 10.9% #63/1137 95th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 9.5% #82/1137 93rd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 1.6% #133/1137 88th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #131/302 57th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits

Per-game splits

Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.

Box-score Savant card waits for a season-stat snapshot above the cohort floor. Returns once enough box-score volume lands.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2022

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator returns once this player clears the Savant metric floor (4+ scored bars).
DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

Pass share

38.2%

277 pass / 449 run

Plays / game

60.5

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

19.6%

265 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

1 coach
2021
Mike Neu
Ball State
2022
Mike Neu
Ball State

Played his entire career under Mike Neu.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownChicago, IL
Height5'10"
Weight175 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey12

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-MAC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2022 All-MAC all_conference Ball State | MAC WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2022 Ball State WR4 #1243 #1793 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American
2021 Ball State WR4 #970 #1419 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2022 Ball State Mid-American WR 4 No. 12 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Chicago, IL
2021 Ball State Mid-American WR 4 No. 12 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Chicago, IL