2022 Jackson State Tigers football team

2022 Jackson State Tigers football
2022 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion; SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 43–24 vs Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 34–41 OTvs. North Carolina Central
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	12–1 (8–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Deion Sanders (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brett Bartolone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thurman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Deion Sanders, the Tigers played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson State won their second straight SWAC East Division championship and their second straight SWAC title under Sanders leadership, finishing the regular season undefeated, 12–0. The Tigers played MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the 2022 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, and lost. Sanders resigned as the team's head coach after winning the SWAC championship on December 3, 2022 to become the head coach at Colorado.

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Florida A&M	7	–	1	9	–	2
Alabama State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Alabama A&M	4	–	4	4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy	5	–	3	7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x	5	–	3	6	–	5
Alcorn State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Grambling State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M	No. 15	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN2	W 59–3	39,907
September 10	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State*	No. 13	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 16–3	51,351
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 66–24	34,451
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 49–7	28,265
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	No. 8	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	W 26–12	28,332
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 8т	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	W 48–8	22,373
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Campbell*	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 22–14	51,596
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Southern	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry/College GameDay)	ESPN3	W 35–0	53,885
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	No. 9	PNC Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 41–14	21,092
November 12	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	No. 9	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	W 27–13	32,300
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	No. 10	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (Soul Bowl)	ESPN+	W 24–13	31,017
December 3	4:00 p.m.	Southern*	No. 10	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	W 43–24	53,754
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina Central*	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	L 34–41 ^OT	49,670
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	15	13	11	11	9	8	8т	9 (2)	9 (1)	9	9	10	10	16
FCS Coaches	17	15	11	11	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	11

Roster

2022 Jackson State Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Camaron Buckley	GS
QB	`2`	Shedeur Sanders	So
WR	`3`	Kevin Coleman Jr.	Fr
WR	`4`	Dallas Daniels	GS
WR	`5`	Shane Hooks	Sr
WR	`6`	Mark Pope	GS
QB	`7`	J. P. Andrade	Sr
RB	`8`	JD Martin	Jr
WR	`9`	Quaydarius Davis	Fr
WR	`10`	Willie Gaines	Jr
WR	`11`	Rico Powers	So
QB	`12`	Greyson Thompson	So
WR	`13`	Malachi Wideman	Jr
WR	`14`	Christian Allen	So
WR	`15`	Trevonte Rucker	So
QB	`16`	Norman Douglas Jr.	Jr
QB	`17`	Bronson McClelland	So
QB	`18`	Matthew Ricciardi-Vitale	GS
RB	`22`	Christopher Smith	So
WR	`23`	Tayari Sherwood	So
RB	`24`	Desmond Moultrie	So
RB	`25`	Tyson Alexander	So
WR	`26`	J. J. Weeks	Fr
WR	`29`	Andre Hunt	Jr
RB	`33`	Caleb Jolivette	Sr
RB	`36`	Sy'veon Wilkerson	So
RB	`38`	Santee Marshall	Sr
RB	`40`	Donovan Hunt	Fr
RB	`44`	Reginald Swinton	Fr
RB	`47`	Kevin May	Fr
RB	`49`	Emari Matthews	Fr
OL	`51`	Zachary Breaux	GS
OL	`54`	Shauntavis Vardaman	GS
OL	`56`	Tyler Brown	So
OL	`59`	Trace Shumans	So
OL	`61`	Keivion Whaley	So
OL	`63`	Amari Ward	Fr
OL	`64`	Deontae Graham	Jr
OL	`66`	Josiah Laban	Fr
OL	`67`	Elliot Blackmon	Jr
OL	`70`	Kirk Ford	So
OL	`71`	Evan Henry	So
OL	`72`	Demetri Jordan	Sr
OL	`73`	Willis Patrick	Sr
OL	`74`	Tony Gray	Sr
OL	`77`	Jasper Friis	Jr
OL	`79`	Devin Hayes	GS
TE	`81`	Jency Riley	So
WR	`82`	David Studstill	Jr
WR	`83`	Kobe Paul	Fr
TE	`84`	Hayden Hagler	Jr
TE	`86`	DJ Stevens	GS
TE	`88`	Alex Henton	So
WR	`89`	Julian Smith	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	De'Jahn Warren	Sr
DB	`5`	Ke'Vric Wiggins Jr.	So
S	`6`	John Huggins	Jr
S	`7`	Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig	So
S	`9`	Gregory Grate	GS
CB	`12`	Travis Hunter	Fr
S	`19`	Herman Smith III	So
S	`21`	Shilo Sanders	So
DL	`22`	Antonio Doyle	Jr
CB	`23`	Isaiah Bolden	Sr
CB	`26`	Anthony Petty	So
CB	`27`	Jalin Hughes	So
CB	`28`	Tayvion Beasley	Fr
S	`29`	Jalen Alexander	GS
DL	`31`	Jason Mercier	Sr
LB	`32`	Jurriente Davis	Jr
CB	`33`	Delano Salgado	GS
S	`35`	Michael Thompson	Sr
CB	`36`	Marquis Johnson	Sr
S	`39`	Dazerick Patton	Fr
CB	`40`	Frankie Dunn	Fr
DL	`41`	Michael Pleas Jr.	So
LB	`42`	Jeremiah Brown	So
LB	`44`	Daelyn Dunn	Sr
LB	`45`	Aubrey Miller Jr.	Sr
LB	`47`	Baron Hopson	So
LB	`48`	Cole Cucitrone	Jr
DL	`50`	Charlton Goodell	So
LB	`51`	Jackson Barry	Fr
LB	`52`	Khalil Arrington	Jr
LB	`53`	Donald Turley	Fr
LB	`54`	Bobby Ragas	So
LB	`57`	Nyles Gaddy	So
DL	`60`	Tre'von Riggins	So
DL	`62`	Kejuan Barbee	So
DL	`65`	Timontre Graham	Sr
DL	`68`	Rufus Carl Jones	Fr
DL	`75`	Zyon Walker	So
DL	`90`	Katron Evans	So
DL	`91`	Josh Griffis	Jr
DL	`92`	Justin Ragin	GS
DL	`93`	Kris Cassel	Fr
DL	`94`	Tru Thompson	Jr
DL	`95`	Julius Reynolds	Fr
DL	`96`	Jelani Davis	Jr
DL	`97`	Devonta Davis	So
DL	`98`	Jacob Humphrey	So
DL	`99`	Jeremiah Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`30`	Lane McGregor	Sr
K	`35`	Glenn Misiak	So
LS	`37`	Jacob Politte	Fr
K	`39`	Gerardo Baeza	So
K	`43`	Alejandro Mata	Fr
P	`46`	Sam Johnson	Jr
LS	`58`	Aarion Hartman	GS

Head coach

Deion Sanders

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brett Bartolone (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Dennis Thurman (Defensive coordinator)
Alan Ricard (Special Teams coordinator)
Gary Harrell (Running backs)
Andre' Hart (Linebackers)
Mike Markuson (Offensive line)
Kevin Mathis (Cornerbacks)
Tim Brewster (Tight ends)
T. C. Taylor (Wide receiver)
Jeff Weeks (Defensive line)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2022

Game summaries

Vs. Florida A&M (Orange Blossom Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 15 Tigers	7	17	21	14	59

Statistics	FAMU	JKST
First downs	13	27
Total yards	155	471
Rushing yards	34	139
Passing yards	121	332
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing	Jeremy Moussa	11/27, 102 yards, INT
	Rushing	Terrell Jennings	9 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Darian Oxendine	1 reception, 32 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	29/33, 323 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	13 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Vs. Tennessee State (Southern Heritage Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 JKST Tigers	0	6	3	7	16
TNST Tigers	3	0	0	0	3

Statistics	JKST	TNST
First downs	24	11
Total yards	418	140
Rushing yards	142	2
Passing yards	276	138
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:47	26:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/44, 276 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	6 receptions, 51 yards
Tennessee State	Passing	Draylen Ellis	10/24, 138 yards
	Rushing	Devon Starling	18 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Cam Wyche	2 receptions, 52 yards

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
GRAM Tigers	7	10	0	7	24
No. 11 JKST Tigers	14	7	24	21	66

Statistics	GRAM	JKST
First downs	10	32
Total yards	239	608
Rushing yards	116	195
Passing yards	123	413
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	24:51	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grambling State	Passing	Quaterius Hawkins	12/30, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Maurice Washington	3 rushes, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lyndon Rash	4 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	22/34, 357 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	23 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	7 receptions, 120 yards, 3 TD

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 Tigers	14	7	21	7	49

Statistics	MVSU	JKST
First downs	9	28
Total yards	217	625
Rushing yards	181	200
Passing yards	36	425
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:23	25:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing	Jamari Jones	3/12, 36 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Caleb Johnson	11 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Jacory Rankin	1 reception, 25 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	40/51, 425 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	6 rushes, 118 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	10 receptions, 142 yards

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	0	10	7	9	26
Hornets	6	0	0	6	12

Statistics	JKST	ALST
First downs	27	13
Total yards	441	177
Rushing yards	109	39
Passing yards	332	138
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:02	24:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/46, 332 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	19 rushes, 88 yards
	Receiving	Willie Gaines	4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Alabama State	Passing	Myles Crawley	10/17, 78 yards, INT
	Rushing	Santo Dunn	6 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Kisean Johnson	4 receptions, 49 yards, TD

At Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8т Tigers	21	9	9	9	48
Wildcats	0	0	0	8	8

Statistics	JKST	BCU
First downs	26	10
Total yards	496	158
Rushing yards	224	39
Passing yards	272	119
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:56	27:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	36/48, 272 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	10 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	7 receptions, 55 yards, 2 TD
Bethune–Cookman	Passing	Jalon Jones	9/24, 90 yards, TD
	Rushing	Que'shaun Byrd	7 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Dylaan Lee	2 receptions, 36 yards

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	0	7	14
No. 9 Tigers	3	6	6	7	22

Statistics	CAM	JKST
First downs	13	20
Total yards	247	411
Rushing yards	110	178
Passing yards	137	233
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:06	32:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	15/28, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lamagea McDowell	9 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Julian Hill	4 receptions, 33 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23/31, 233 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	24 carries, 116 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	6 receptions, 63 yards

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Tigers	0	22	6	7	35

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs	10	22
Total yards	221	362
Rushing yards	136	154
Passing yards	85	208
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Besean McCray	9/26, 85 yards, INT
	Rushing	Karl Ligon	17 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Cassius Allen	6 receptions, 63 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	18/33, 194 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	5 receptions, 67 yards

At Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 JSU Tigers	21	0	13	7	41
TXSO Tigers	7	0	7	0	14

Statistics	JKST	TXSO
First downs	24	13
Total yards	491	262
Rushing yards	232	130
Passing yards	259	132
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:06	25:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23/30, 252 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	26 carries, 214 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	DJ Stevens	3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Texas Southern	Passing	Andrew Body	9/23, 132 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jacorey Howard	14 carries, 38 yards, TD
	Receiving	Randy Masters	1 reception, 43 yards

Vs. Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Tigers	7	14	6	0	27
Bulldogs	10	0	0	3	13

Statistics	AAMU	JKST
First downs	20	18
Total yards	318	353
Rushing yards	183	151
Passing yards	135	202
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	34:49	25:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama A&M	Passing	Xavier Lankford	8/17, 72 yards
	Rushing	Donovan Eaglin	22 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Terrell Gardner	4 receptions, 47 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	13/24, 183 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	4 receptions, 40 yards, TD

At Alcorn State (Soul Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Tigers	3	14	0	7	24
Braves	0	7	3	3	13

Statistics	JKST	ALCN
First downs	15	15
Total yards	258	251
Rushing yards	42	68
Passing yards	216	183
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	18/29, 216 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	2 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Alcorn State	Passing	Tre Lawrence	8/23, 153 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jarveon Howard	28 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Monterio Hunt	4 receptions, 109 yards

Southern (SWAC Championship)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	0	24
No. 10 Tigers	26	7	10	0	43

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs	20	25
Total yards	412	439
Rushing yards	195	119
Passing yards	217	320
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	27:57	32:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Glendon McDaniel	15/34, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Glendon McDaniel	20 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ed Magee	3 receptions, 68 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/43, 320 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Willie Gaines	7 receptions, 76 yards

Vs. North Carolina Central (Celebration Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 10 Tigers	7	14	0	13	0	34
Eagles	10	7	9	8	7	41

Statistics	JKST	NCCU
First downs	24	24
Total yards	417	482
Rushing yards	68	276
Passing yards	349	206
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	21:51	38:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/40, 349 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Coleman Jr.	7 receptions, 137 yards, TD
North Carolina Central	Passing	Davius Richard	15/20, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Latrell Collier	17 rushes, 98 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. J. Hicks	3 receptions, 84 yards

References

^ "2022 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ "2022 Football Schedule". Jackson State Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[1] "2022 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[2] "2022 Football Schedule". Jackson State Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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2022 Jackson State Tigers football

SWAC champion SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 43–24 vs Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 34–41 ^OTvs. North Carolina Central
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	12–1 (8–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Deion Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brett Bartolone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thurman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →