Running back, Butler (from Dartmouth), 2022–⁠26

Desmin Jackson

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Menifee, CA

Desmin Jackson plays running back for Butler, after Dartmouth (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against Dayton: 7 carries, 16 yards; 4 catches, 3 yards. Jackson leads Butler in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

409 rushing yards, 5 TD

Last game: 7 carries, 16 yards; 4 catches, 3 yards vs. Dayton, L 9–⁠19

Next game: at Drake, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 17@MTST
  2. 71FRKL
  3. 164Chica
  4. 97@VAL
  5. 44USD
  6. 16DAY

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highvs. Chicago State, 2026

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Dartmouth401644.1042
2025Dartmouth481703.5122
2026Butler624096.6572
Career1507435.0672

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Dartmouth181196.6041
2025Dartmouth840.508
2026Butler551.005
Career311284.1041

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Dartmouth25RBRS
2024Dartmouth25RBSo.
2025Dartmouth25RBJr.
2026Butler25RBSr.5′10″195

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Dartmouth (FCS)550.11––6.010%
2025Dartmouth (FCS)61-0.134th (n=576)0.10-7.711%
2026Butler (FCS)670.1767th (n=478)0.1011.718%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Butler 6 games, 409 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atMontana StateL 24–⁠5110171120
Sep 12vs.FranklinW 52–⁠09711–––
Sep 19vs.Chicago StateW 47–⁠20151641–––
Sep 26atValparaisoW 33–⁠2812971–––
Oct 10vs.San DiegoW 41–⁠109441–––
Oct 17vs.DaytonL 9–⁠197160430

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Georgetown College Kentucky, so that game is not listed.

2025 Dartmouth 9 games, 170 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 20vs.New HampshireW 27–⁠202110180
Sep 27atCentral ConnecticutW 35–⁠285100–––
Oct 4atPennsylvaniaL 24–⁠3621102−20
Oct 11vs.YaleW 17–⁠1611510–––
Oct 18atFordhamW 30–⁠1384401−70
Oct 24vs.ColumbiaW 49–⁠39141–––
Nov 1atHarvardL 10–⁠314140340
Nov 8vs.PrincetonW 20–⁠177150–––
Nov 15vs.CornellW 24–⁠14–––110
2024 Dartmouth 9 games, 164 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 21vs.FordhamW 45–⁠13200–––
Sep 28atMerrimackW 16–⁠14–––190
Oct 5vs.PennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1711830–––
Oct 12atYaleW 44–⁠4341404480
Oct 19vs.Central ConnecticutW 20–⁠16124904280
Oct 26atColumbiaW 24–⁠215401−10
Nov 2vs.HarvardL 27–⁠314100250
Nov 8atPrincetonW 26–⁠17240130
Nov 16atCornellL 22–⁠39–––5270

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

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