Quarterback, North Texas (from Tennessee, Indiana, UCF), 2022–⁠26

Tayven Jackson

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Greenwood, IN

Tayven Jackson plays quarterback for North Texas, after Tennessee (2022), Indiana (2023–⁠24) and UCF (2025). Jackson is No. 9 in FBS in passing yards this season. Last time out, against Charlotte: 24 of 31, 349 yards, 5 TD, a career high in touchdown passes.

2026 so far

1,859 passing yards, 15 TD

No. 9 in FBS in passing yards

CFD Staff: Four college stops. Five touchdown passes. Tayven Jackson’s Hometown Story

Last game: 24 of 31, 349 yards, 5 TD ★ vs. Charlotte, W 50–⁠10

Next game: at Navy, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 192@IU
  2. 233UNLV
  3. 483@TXST
  4. 270HCU
  5. 332@TLSA
  6. 349CLT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,151
Passing yards, 2025 (UCF, 5–⁠7)
Best game
483 yards
At Texas State, week 3, 2026: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 9
In FBS in passing yards, 2026

Career highs

483passing yards, career highat Texas State, 20265touchdown passes, career highvs. Charlotte, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina A&T, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Tennessee3475.0379.300
2023Indiana7812860.99147.125
2024Indiana233762.23499.441
2025UCF20031563.52,1516.8108
2026North Texas14419972.41,8599.3154
Career44868365.65,3107.83118

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee4102.5114
2023Indiana28−21−0.8110
2024Indiana15734.9316
2025UCF54851.6325
2026North Texas23431.9217
Career1241901.51025

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tennessee2QBYr 1
2023Indiana2QBYr 2
2024Indiana2QBYr 3
2025UCF2QBYr 4
2026North Texas2QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″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. passAdj. rush
2022Tennessee80.60––4.8–––
2023Indiana1450.20––29.238%0.26–
2024Indiana500.51––25.415%––
2025UCF3650.2553rd (n=314)0.2490.452%0.220.18
2026North Texas2190.4996th (n=273)0.21108.149%0.32–

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
2025UCF43%6.8 yds6.8 yds18 of 15022%
2026North Texas55%8.5 yds6.4 yds25 of 19140%

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
2025UCF57%3.001.100.6017%
2026North Texas35%2.201.000.4020%

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 North Texas 6 games, 1,859 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atIndianaL 16–⁠5222281920122
Sep 12vs.UNLVW 44–⁠615262332015
Sep 19atTexas StateL 35–⁠49435748331−2
Sep 26vs.Houston ChristianW 63–⁠14161827010–
Oct 1atTulsaW 45–⁠442439332420
Oct 10vs.CharlotteW 50–⁠102431349508
2025 UCF 11 games, 2,151 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Jacksonville StateW 17–⁠101724282205
Sep 6vs.North Carolina A&TW 68–⁠71221189001
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠925322231066
Sep 27atKansas StateL 20–⁠341224115013
Oct 4vs.KansasL 20–⁠2714239700−10
Oct 18vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠132334277210
Nov 1atBaylorL 3–⁠301833151027
Nov 7vs.HoustonL 27–⁠3015291360112
Nov 15atTexas TechL 9–⁠48273317811−6
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 17–⁠1416252712218
Nov 29atBYUL 21–⁠41213723220−11
2024 Indiana 5 games, 349 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.Western IllinoisW 77–⁠3331041019
Sep 21vs.CharlotteW 52–⁠14273000−4
Oct 19vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠778912021
Oct 26vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠1711191241117
Nov 30vs.PurdueW 66–⁠0–––––20
2023 Indiana 6 games, 914 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠2315240011
Sep 8vs.Indiana StateW 41–⁠71821236009
Sep 16vs.LouisvilleL 14–⁠2124342991111
Sep 23vs.AkronW 29–⁠27112619011−19
Sep 30atMarylandL 17–⁠44172911301−22
Oct 14atMichiganL 7–⁠527135202−11
2022 Tennessee 3 games, 37 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠10–––––0
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠62228001
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠24129009

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

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