Quarterback, Arkansas, 2024–⁠26

K.J. Jackson

Number
No. 7
Height
6′4″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Montgomery, AL
Born
Jan 18, 2006

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K.J. Jackson plays quarterback for Arkansas. Last time out, at Vanderbilt: 21 of 31, 251 yards; 11 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD. Jackson leads Arkansas in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,444 passing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 21 of 31, 251 yards; 11 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD at Vanderbilt, W 31–⁠21

Next game: vs. Missouri, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 267UNA
  2. 139@UTAH
  3. 212UGA
  4. 309TLSA
  5. 111@TA&M
  6. 155TENN
  7. 251@VAN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

309passing yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20263touchdown passes, career highvs. North Alabama, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tulsa, 2026

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Arkansas44100.05914.800
2025Arkansas335461.14418.230
2026Arkansas13121560.91,4446.774
Career16827361.51,9447.1104

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Arkansas133.003
2025Arkansas11524.7212
2026Arkansas591402.4320
Career711952.7520

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Arkansas7QBFr.
2025Arkansas7QBSo.
2026Arkansas7QBJr.6′4″225

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
2024Arkansas50.79––3.9–––
2025Arkansas640.60––38.319%0.38–
2026Arkansas2730.1638th (n=273)0.2143.456%0.140.14

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Arkansas46%7.7 yds5.2 yds2 of 4650%
2026Arkansas48%7.3 yds5.9 yds23 of 21130%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Arkansas45%3.301.300.6011%

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 Arkansas 7 games, 1,444 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.North AlabamaW 31–⁠1424352673127
Sep 12atUtahL 10–⁠4314341390134
Sep 19vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠45202721210−11
Sep 26vs.TulsaW 34–⁠624363091129
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 7–⁠341325111116
Oct 10vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠24152715510−3
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 31–⁠2121312510058
2025 Arkansas 5 games, 441 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Alabama A&MW 52–⁠724361015
Sep 6vs.Arkansas StateW 56–⁠143370006
Oct 18vs.Texas A&ML 42–⁠4511300–
Nov 22atTexasL 37–⁠5216292061017
Nov 29vs.MissouriL 17–⁠3111171261014
2024 Arkansas 1 game, 59 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 70–⁠04459003

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

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