Receiver, Mississippi State, 2014–⁠18

Jesse Jackson

Number
No. 86
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Petal, MS

Jesse Jackson played receiver at Mississippi State (2014–⁠18).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Mississippi State177.007
2017Mississippi State2727610.2032
2018Mississippi State99010.0124
Career3737310.1132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Mississippi State86WRRS
2015Mississippi State86WRFr.
2016Mississippi State86WRSo.
2017Mississippi State86WRJr.
2018Mississippi State86WRSr.6′2″215

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
2016Mississippi State10.29––0.3–
2017Mississippi State370.5352nd (n=507)0.5219.64%
2018Mississippi State110.58––6.4–

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

2018 Mississippi State 5 games, 9 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atKansas StateW 31–⁠101606–
Sep 29vs.FloridaL 6–⁠131808–
Oct 27vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠132103–
Nov 3vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠3344124–
Nov 22atOle MissW 35–⁠3231016–
2017 Mississippi State 12 games, 27 catches, 276 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠0115015–
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠21114014–
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠71808–
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 3–⁠31215012–
Sep 30atAuburnL 10–⁠49217011–
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠102607–
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠7324017–
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14439016–
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠23436016–
Nov 18atArkansasW 28–⁠212190177
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠31245032–
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠273380201
2016 Mississippi State 3 games, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 14atBYUL 21–⁠28–––––
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠401707–
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠41–––––

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

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