Jevon Jackson is a running back at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
UAB lists 12 running backs this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
Jackson does a little of everything without one standout trait. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Scotty Walden and Alex Mortensen. On tape: 166 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Alabama State, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 26.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.7% of his carries. 5 carries for 3 yds vs Tennessee; 17 for 166 vs Alabama State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
46.9% of carries overall (166/354) → 40.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/37) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.5%). 10 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (43.5%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 2 | 48 | Season-high 166 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 12 | 89 | 7.4 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs No. 22 Memphis | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 0 | 58 | 159-yard day |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Total | 167 | 900 | 5.4 | 5 | 58 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 52-42
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%164 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 167 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
236% of team targetsCatch rate
78%18 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
78% catch rate on 23 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 90.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 59.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 64.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 85.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
53.0%
438 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
68.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
167 carries and 19 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #87 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #9 of 37 American Athletic RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,892 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scotty Walden, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
