Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 1 | 65 | |
| Total | 5 | 142 | 29.4 | 2 | 65 |
#2
Makai Jackson
Senior wide receiver for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Levittown, PA · Harry S. Truman HS
CFB Index 68 · #91 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Indiana → Liberty 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
142
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 2 TD · 28.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 8 rec · 157 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game.
Swing playSwung Liberty from 53% to 73% to win.Gardner-Webb at Liberty · 24-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Indiana to Liberty in 2026.
Makai Jackson
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Makai Jackson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 73 rec yds, 3 receptions against James Madison — Week 1, 2026.
142 REC YDS · 5 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 98 yds at Georgia State.Georgia State · W 42-142023
202314 games
- Entered the portal
202411 games
- All-Sun Beltthird
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Liberty
Played his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
2025Indiana
2026Liberty
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Strength: long catch (92nd 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: 2.5 REC/g, 71.0 YDS/g, 29.4 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · D. Copeland — 1 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bryce Kirtz’s 2023 season.
91%match
Matches Bryce on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Reggie Roberson Jr.’s path through SMU.
99%match
Matches Reggie on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Vinny Anthony's junior season at Wisconsin (2024).
88%match
Matches Vinny on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Player DNA
Players who play like Makai Jackson
Background
2026 (R-Sr.): Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third Team Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Second Team Previous Schools: Transferred to Liberty from Indiana Saw playing time in four games in 2025 Finished the season with three receptions for 15 yards Also had a punt return for...
The receiver room · Liberty
- #3Jamari Person315 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jon Monteiro40 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Bryce Randolph18 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Makai Jackson15 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Darius Copeland1 receiving yard · 2025
8 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology