Jayshon Jackson

#12 · WR · Sr. · Ball State5′10″ · 175 lb · Chicago, IL · Simeon

Jayshon Jackson: WR · Ball State · #12.

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Jayshon Jackson

WR · Ball State · Sr · #12

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Mike Neu. First career honor, 2022: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 122 receiving yards and 20 rushing yards against Georgia Southern — Week 4, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Ball State in the news

Ball State coach criticizes CFP leadersYahoo Sports Oct 30
SGA calls for removal of Board chairOct 29
Ball State SGA seeks trustee chair removalOct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Ball State	74	829	11.2	3	43
2021	Ball State	69	829	12.0	5	56
2020	Cincinnati	27	337	12.5	1	45
2019	Cincinnati	17	171	10.1	0	24
2018	Cincinnati	23	278	12.1	2	33
Career		210	2,444	11.6	11	56

Season	Team
2022	Ball State	13	105	--	56
2021	Ball State	10	33	10	−3
2020	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--
2019	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--
2018	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--
Career		23	138	10	53

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-59@ Tennessee	5	65	13.0	0	23
Wk 2	L 30-37vs Western Michigan	7	80	11.4	0	33
Wk 3	W 31-0vs Murray State	6	64	10.7	1	15
Wk 4	L 23-34@ Georgia Southern	10	122	12.2	1	37	Season-high 122 yds
Wk 5	W 44-38vs Northern Illinois	10	116	11.6	0	22
Wk 6	W 17-16@ Central Michigan	4	49	12.3	0	20
Wk 7	W 25-21vs UConn	8	71	8.9	0	18
Wk 8	L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan	4	66	16.5	0	32
Wk 10	W 27-20@ Kent State	10	102	10.2	1	43
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Toledo	2	20	10.0	0	15
Wk 12	L 18-32vs Ohio	6	67	11.2	0	16
Wk 13	L 17-18@ Miami (OH)	2	7	3.5	0	7
Total		74	829	11.2	3	43

Signature game

Week 4 · 2022

L 23-34

at Georgia Southern

10 rec · 122 yds · 1 TD · 20 rush yds (1 car)

With J. Paddock — 338 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.1 · L. Borrow — 42.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.74John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 37 yds to the GeoSo 41 for a
Week 8 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.61John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 32 yds to the EMich 48 for a
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.48John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 19 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)
Week 10 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 43 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)
Week 3 · Murray State · 2nd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.03John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 14 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.99John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 33 yds to the WMich 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.78John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 24 yds to the GeoSo 26 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.72John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 23 yds to the Tenn 33 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.67John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 17 yds to the BalSt 45 for a
Week 7 · UConn · 3rd and 22 · Q2 · EPA +2.56John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 18 yds to the UConn 21

Teams and coaches

2018Cincinnati11-2HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2019Cincinnati11-3HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 70 (#81 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

70Quality starter #81 of 488 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (96th percentile). Strength: rush yards (94th percentile). Concern: catch rate (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#362 / 636 · 43rd pct

11.7

Explosive rate#504 / 636 · 20th pct

7.7%

TD rate#522 / 636 · 18th pct

2.6%

EPA / target#531 / 636 · 17th pct

0.36

Catch rate#598 / 636 · 6th pct

59.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#22 / 550 · 96th pct

Rush yards#16 / 275 · 94th pct

105

Rec yards#69 / 550 · 88th pct

829

Rec TDs#216 / 550 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Long catch#338 / 550 · 37th pct

Yards / catch#401 / 550 · 27th pct

11.2

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

52nd → 17th percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 20th percentile

Catch rate

45th → 6th percentile

TD rate

47th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

41st → 43rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.8	77.3	11.7	0.2
Road6g	5.5	60.8	10.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	81.0	11.4	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	52.4	10.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Neu

Pass share

54.1%

481 pass / 408 run

Plays / game

74.1

12 games

Team sack rate

2.4%

490 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

70 · #81 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.

Jayshon Jackson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Ball State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2018 11 games

2021 12 games

2022 12 games