California · W 31-10
No catches.
Jackson has catches in 7 of NC State’s 8 games: none against California.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 7, middle 5, right 9.
Keenan Jackson
Keenan Jackson takes over from Terrell Anderson at NC State.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
456
Team leader in receiving yards (456).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
from 4 outlets
NC State WR Keenan Jackson willing to do anything to ‘help this team’ down the stretch
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Vanderbilt | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 3 | 30 | 3 TD catches |
| Wk 4 | W 41-31vs App State | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Louisville | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Wake Forest | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Stanford | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 30 | 456 | 15.2 | 6 | 54 |
Oct. 23 · L 28-31 at Stanford, play by play
3 catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. NC State threw to him on 6 of its 31 passes. He was 3 of 4 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, down 21-14. Broken up by Stanford’s J. Sumlin.
27-yard catch on 3rd and 17. Fourth quarter, down 31-21. Converted.
5 catches for 61 yards. NC State threw to him on 6 of its 39 passes. 53 of the 61 came before halftime.
19-yard catch. First quarter, tied 7-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 44 yards and a touchdown. NC State threw to him on 7 of its 41 passes. 37 of the 44 came before halftime.
19-yard touchdown on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, made it 10-0.
7-yard catch on 4th and 2. Third quarter, up 13-7. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, tied 28-28.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. NC State threw to him on 5 of its 32 passes. 45 of the 64 came before halftime.
23-yard catch. Second quarter, up 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 catches for 102 yards and 3 touchdowns, his most catches this season, in a 31-35 loss.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 9 catches for 113 yards, the box score 9 for 102, so no play is placed until they agree.
4 catches for 123 yards, his most this season. NC State threw to him on 5 of its 25 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 73-0 win.
54-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 42-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 6 yards. NC State threw to him on 3 of its 27 passes.
5-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1-yard catch on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, down 31-8. Turnover on downs.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
L 31-35
at Vanderbilt
The plays that mattered most
95th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4618% of team targetsCatch rate
65%30 of 46 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 46 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 18-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 73.0 | 18.4 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 54.7 | 11.0 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 66.7 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 56.0 | 18.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
47.0%
258 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #46 of 64 ACC WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
