Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 0 | 54 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Total | 6 | 129 | 16.9 | 0 | 54 |
#8
Keenan Jackson
Junior wide receiver for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 202 lb · Waxhaw, NC · Weddington High School
CFB Index 35 · #351 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to NC State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
129
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 21.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 123 yds, vs Richmond
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2023.
Keenan Jackson
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the NC State receiving corps. One game to point at: 123 rec yds, 4 receptions against Richmond — Week 2, 2026.
129 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Wake Forest.Wake Forest · W 34-242025
2023
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Dillard
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
NC State
Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 15-13 over that span.
2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 64.5 YDS/g, 16.9 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #46 of 64 ACC WRs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · NC State
Returning around him
- 60% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grant Page’s 2024 season.
Matches Grant on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Height
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Matches Karim on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Xavier Daisy's sophomore season at UAB (2025).
Matches Xavier on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Keenan Jackson
Background
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): • Hauled in his first touchdown catch vs. Wake Forest, he had another in the win over Stanford. • One of the Pack’s best perimeter blockers. • Joined the Pack in January of 2024. • Personal: State champion in the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays, he was on the 4x400 squad that w...
The receiver room · NC State
- Victor Snow815 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davion Dozier448 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Teddy Hoffmann349 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Keenan Jackson281 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Joshisa Trader178 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology