Quarterback, Maryland (from Virginia Tech), 2016–⁠20

Josh Jackson

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Ann Arbor, MI

Josh Jackson played quarterback at Virginia Tech (2016–⁠18) and Maryland (2019–⁠20).

Career highs

372passing yards, career highat East Carolina, 20175touchdown passes, career highat East Carolina, 2017101rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Virginia Tech23639659.62,9917.6209
2018Virginia Tech365862.15759.951
2019Maryland9820747.31,2746.2126
Career37066156.04,8407.33716

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Virginia Tech1243242.6646
2018Virginia Tech20613.0124
2019Maryland53−53−1.0014
Career1973321.7746

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Virginia Tech17QBRS
2017Virginia Tech17QBFr.
2018Virginia Tech17QBSo.
2019Maryland17QBJr.
2020Maryland17QBSr.6′2″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. passAdj. rush
2017Virginia Tech5160.2240th (n=160)0.25112.551%0.320.17
2018Virginia Tech780.36––28.036%0.32–
2019Maryland2560.025th (n=155)0.275.941%0.080.00

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.

Game by game

2019 Maryland 10 games, 1,274 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠0152424540–
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠202138296316
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠20153818311−20
Sep 27vs.Penn StateL 0–⁠59102165022
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠791617920−6
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 10–⁠5202000–
Nov 2vs.MichiganL 7–⁠389209701−32
Nov 9atOhio StateL 14–⁠73493510−20
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠5441233009
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 16–⁠191127141118
2018 Virginia Tech 3 games, 575 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atFlorida StateW 24–⁠3162620720−18
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠1712162171021
Sep 22atOld DominionL 35–⁠498161512158
2017 Virginia Tech 13 games, 2,991 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠24152623510101
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 27–⁠016282222019
Sep 16atEast CarolinaW 64–⁠17243137250−5
Sep 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠020302983129
Sep 30vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠3129442511213
Oct 7atBoston CollegeW 23–⁠10223332211−3
Oct 21vs.North CarolinaW 59–⁠710201323019
Oct 28vs.DukeW 24–⁠313272001020
Nov 4atMiamiL 10–⁠2820321970212
Nov 11atGeorgia TechL 22–⁠28142615300−1
Nov 18vs.PittsburghW 20–⁠1417372181132
Nov 24atVirginiaW 10–⁠014211431138
Dec 28 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠3022412481150

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

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