Receiver, North Dakota State, 2024–⁠26

Jackson Williams

Number
No. 18
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Omaha, NE

Jackson Williams plays receiver for North Dakota State. Last time out, against Nevada: 5 catches, 58 yards. Williams leads North Dakota State in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

28 catches, 432 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 58 yards vs. Nevada, W 31–⁠17

Next game: at New Mexico, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 58JXST
  2. 38FOR
  3. 53@AF
  4. 134@SAC
  5. 75WYO
  6. 16@UNLV
  7. 58NEV

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highat Sacramento State, 2026134receiving yards, career highat Sacramento State, 2026

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024North Dakota State812816.0138
2025North Dakota State1729317.2151
2026North Dakota State2843215.4151
Career5385316.1351

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024North Dakota State175311131410
2025North Dakota State144491253480
2026North Dakota State1021105670
Career411,1912435560

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024North Dakota State18WRFr.
2025North Dakota State18WRSo.
2026North Dakota State18WRJr.5′11″185

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
2025North Dakota State (FCS)271.04––28.24%
2026North Dakota State470.6476th (n=829)0.4330.110%

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 North Dakota State 7 games, 28 catches, 432 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 33–⁠75580135–
Sep 5vs.FordhamW 38–⁠043801231
Sep 12atAir ForceW 38–⁠322530––1
Sep 19atSacramento StateW 31–⁠107134110–
Oct 3vs.WyomingW 28–⁠047501142
Oct 10atUNLVL 7–⁠1311603641
Oct 17vs.NevadaW 31–⁠175580375–
2025 North Dakota State 13 games, 17 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atThe CitadelW 38–⁠011201342
Sep 6atTennessee StateW 59–⁠3–––––4
Sep 13vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠141160––1
Sep 27vs.South DakotaW 51–⁠1313501212
Oct 4atIllinois StateW 33–⁠163710369–
Oct 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 45–⁠171100–––
Oct 18atIndiana StateW 38–⁠711201173
Oct 25atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠734102483
Nov 1vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠30–––21241
Nov 8atNorth DakotaW 15–⁠1021702421
Nov 15vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠16–––1863
Nov 22vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 62–⁠73701––3
Dec 6vs.Illinois StateL 28–⁠29190182
2024 North Dakota State 15 games, 30 returns, 672 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 52–⁠3–––155–
Sep 14atEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠351200369–
Sep 21vs.TowsonW 41–⁠2411704851
Sep 28atIllinois StateW 42–⁠10–––––2
Oct 5vs.North DakotaW 41–⁠1711601261
Oct 12atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠3–––1162
Oct 19vs.South Dakota StateW 13–⁠9–––––2
Oct 26atMurray StateW 59–⁠63550–––
Nov 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠19–––3861
Nov 16vs.Missouri StateW 59–⁠211221––1
Nov 23atSouth DakotaL 28–⁠29–––0371
Dec 7vs.Abilene ChristianW 51–⁠31–––1100–
Dec 14vs.MercerW 31–⁠71−202341
Dec 21 ✦vs.South Dakota StateW 28–⁠21–––––1
Jan 6 ✦vs.Montana StateW 35–⁠32–––123–

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

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