Running back, Ohio State, 2025–⁠26

Bo Jackson

Number
No. 25
Height
6′0″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Cleveland, OH

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Bo Jackson plays running back for Ohio State. Last time out, at Indiana: 18 carries, 56 yards; 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD. Jackson leads Ohio State in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

516 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 18 carries, 56 yards; 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD at Indiana, W 19–⁠15

Next game: at USC, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 83BALL
  2. 74@TEX
  3. 73KENT
  4. 53ILL
  5. 70@IOWA
  6. 107MD
  7. 56@IU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

117rushing yards, career highat Michigan, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Maryland, 2026

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Ohio State1791,0906.1664
2026Ohio State1075164.8465
Career2861,6065.61065

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Ohio State1920010.5123
2026Ohio State11716.5113
Career302719.0223

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Ohio State25RBFr.
2026Ohio State25RBSo.6′0″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025Ohio State1980.2080th (n=576)0.1040.524%0.15
2026Ohio State1200.1152nd (n=478)0.1013.325%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Ohio State48%3.501.401.6014%
2026Ohio State50%3.201.100.8018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Ohio State 7 games, 516 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠3983165113
Sep 12atTexasL 23–⁠241974011437
Sep 19vs.Kent StateW 59–⁠3117311710
Sep 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠191153010316
Oct 3atIowaW 31–⁠141670016––
Oct 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠162310722513
Oct 17atIndianaW 19–⁠15185601212
2025 Ohio State 13 games, 1,090 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 70–⁠09108151––
Sep 13vs.OhioW 37–⁠99109064221
Sep 27atWashingtonW 24–⁠6178001615
Oct 4vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠31363110111
Oct 11atIllinoisW 34–⁠161047017220
Oct 18atWisconsinW 34–⁠0102607557
Nov 1vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠1413105051––
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠101475014110
Nov 15vs.UCLAW 48–⁠1015112132––
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 42–⁠919110215114
Nov 29atMichiganW 27–⁠922117036449
Dec 6vs.IndianaL 10–⁠131783020213
Dec 31 ✦vs.MiamiL 14–⁠241155118––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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