Running back, Kansas State, 2023–⁠26

Joe Jackson

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Haines City, FL

Joe Jackson plays running back for Kansas State. Last time out, against Kansas: 27 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 13 yards.

2026 so far

354 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 27 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 13 yards vs. Kansas, W 35–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 38NICH
  2. 68WSU
  3. 24TULN
  4. 59@CIN
  5. 6HOU
  6. 159KU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
911
Rushing yards, 2025 (Kansas State, 6–⁠6)
Best game
293 yards
At Utah, week 13, 2025: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

293rushing yards, career highat Utah, 20253rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Colorado, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Kansas State410.305
2024Kansas State392275.8132
2025Kansas State1699115.4880
2026Kansas State683545.2264
Career2801,4935.31180

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Kansas State66310.5125
2025Kansas State221195.4119
2026Kansas State141329.4243
Career423147.5443

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Kansas State4RBFr.
2024Kansas State4RBSo.
2025Kansas State4RBJr.
2026Kansas State4RBSr.6′0″212

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
2023Kansas State4-0.33––-1.3––
2024Kansas State450.31––14.09%0.13
2025Kansas State2000.1049th (n=576)0.1019.828%0.21
2026Kansas State850.2072nd (n=478)0.1017.020%0.14

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
2025Kansas State37%3.001.001.6016%
2026Kansas State44%3.100.801.5015%

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 Kansas State 6 games, 354 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.NichollsW 71–⁠373812481
Sep 12vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠7106804481
Sep 19vs.TulaneW 31–⁠209240–––
Sep 26atCincinnatiL 26–⁠31115905100
Oct 10vs.HoustonL 16–⁠354602130
Oct 17vs.KansasW 35–⁠242715911130
2025 Kansas State 11 games, 911 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 23vs.Iowa StateL 21–⁠2412510170
Aug 30vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠3511550161
Sep 6vs.ArmyL 21–⁠247300150
Sep 27vs.UCFW 34–⁠205612120
Oct 4atBaylorL 34–⁠35136105410
Oct 11vs.TCUW 41–⁠28271100230
Oct 25atKansasW 42–⁠1720690210
Nov 1vs.Texas TechL 20–⁠43102503140
Nov 15atOklahoma StateW 14–⁠6146913120
Nov 22atUtahL 47–⁠512429331190
Nov 29vs.ColoradoW 24–⁠142614231−10
2024 Kansas State 8 games, 227 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠67480–––
Sep 21atBYUL 9–⁠385120–––
Sep 28vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠206310–––
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠182320–––
Nov 16vs.Arizona StateL 14–⁠241412210
Nov 23vs.CincinnatiW 41–⁠1510470–––
Nov 30atIowa StateL 21–⁠29130150
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersW 44–⁠4175003371
2023 Kansas State 1 game, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 45–⁠0410–––

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

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