Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#5
Marlion Jackson
Senior wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 207 lb · Flowery Branch, GA · Cherokee Bluff
CFB Index 37 · #330 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Louisiana Tech → Virginia Tech 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
6
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 6 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 6 yds, vs Old Dominion
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2022.
- Transferred from Louisiana Tech to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Marlion Jackson
Beats you over the top. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Old Dominion, Week 2, 2026.
6 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 103 yds vs Western Kentucky.Western Kentucky · L 27-282025
2022
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Lake Charles College Prep
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Louisiana Tech
2026Virginia Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | 370 | 18.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 47 | 759 | 16.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 13 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 33 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Bray’s 2021 season.
Matches Jaden on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Jaden on
TD rate (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joseph Williams’s path through Colorado.
Matches Joseph on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Walker's junior season at Navy (2022).
Matches Mark on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Mark on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Marlion Jackson
The receiver room · Virginia Tech
- #3Que'Sean Brown842 receiving yards · 2025
- Ayden Greene516 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Marlion Jackson370 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Takye Heath200 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Shamarius Peterkin62 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology