Ja'Quinden Jackson (born September 12, 2001)[1] is an American football running back for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns and the Utah Utes.
| Arkansas Razorbacks – No. 22 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 12, 2001[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
High school career
editJackson attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. He played quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.[2]
College career
editJackson spent 2020 at Texas but did not play in any games. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Utah.[3][4][5] In his first year at Utah, he played in three games as a backup to Cameron Rising, and had six rushes for 30 yards and a touchdown. In 2022, Jackson moved to running back.[6][7] He finished the year with 531 yards on 78 carries with nine touchdowns.[8][9] He took over as the starting running back in 2023.
On December 27, 2023, Jackson announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[10] On January 5, 2024, he announced that he would be transferring to Arkansas.[11]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Utah Utes | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 531 | 6.8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 161 | 797 | 4.9 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | ||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 566 | 5.7 | 10 | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 33 | 18 | 344 | 1,924 | 5.6 | 24 | 20 | 179 | 8.6 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Ja'Quinden Jackson, RB Utah". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (June 3, 2019). "Duncanville quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson commits to Texas". MySA. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Danny (December 20, 2020). "Former Texas QB Ja'Quinden Jackson heads to Utah". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Call, Jeff (June 27, 2021). "'He has a high ceiling': Could Ja'Quinden Jackson become a secret weapon for Utah's offense this season?". Deseret News. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Austin to Salt Lake: Ex-Duncanville QB and former top recruit Ja’Quinden Jackson announces he’s transferring to Utah
- ^ "Utah football's Ja'Quinden Jackson has found joy in football again moving from QB to running back". September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson embraces a position change on an interesting night for Utah's running backs". September 25, 2022.
- ^ "With an offseason training as a running back under his belt, Ja'Quinden Jackson leads Utah's backfield into 2023". August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Put in the same situation as last year, Utah's Ja'Quinden Jackson leaves this Rose Bowl with a more solidified future". January 2, 2023.
- ^ Bartle, Steve (December 27, 2023). "Utah RB Ja'Quinden Jackson has hit the transfer portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (January 5, 2024). "BREAKING: Former Utah RB Ja'Quinden Jackson Announces Transfer to Arkansas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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