Ja'Quinden Jackson
{{short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Ja'Quinden Jackson
|currentteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
|number=
|position=Running back
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|9|12}}{{cite web|url=https://dynastyleaguefootball.com/player/9993327/JaQuinden_Jackson|title=Ja'Quinden Jackson, RB Utah|website=dynastyleaguefootball.com|access-date=September 17, 2023}}
|birth_place=Dallas, Texas
|height_ft=6
|height_in=1
|weight_lb=229
|highlights=
|high_school=Duncanville
(Duncanville, Texas)
|college=Texas (2020)
Utah (2021–2023)
Arkansas (2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Undrafted free agent
}}
Ja'Quinden Jackson (born September 12, 2001) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Texas Longhorns, Utah Utes, and Arkansas Razorbacks.
High school career
Jackson attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. He played quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Moyle |first=Nick |date=2019-06-03 |title=Duncanville quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson commits to Texas |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/longhorns/article/Duncanville-quarterback-Ja-Quinden-Jackson-13926170.php |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=MySA |language=en}}
College career
Jackson spent 2020 at Texas but did not play in any games. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Utah.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Danny |date=December 20, 2020 |title=Former Texas QB Ja'Quinden Jackson heads to Utah |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/football/2020/12/20/former-texas-qb-jaquinden-jackson-heads-utah/3981392001/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Call |first=Jeff |date=2021-06-27 |title='He has a high ceiling': Could Ja'Quinden Jackson become a secret weapon for Utah's offense this season? |url=https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/27/22550805/he-has-a-high-ceiling-could-jaquinden-jackson-become-a-secret-weapon-for-utah-utes-football-offense |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}[https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2020/12/20/austin-to-salt-lake-ex-duncanville-qb-and-former-top-recruit-jaquinden-jackson-announces-hes-transferring-to-utah/ Austin to Salt Lake: Ex-Duncanville QB and former top recruit Ja’Quinden Jackson announces he’s transferring to Utah] In his first year at Utah, he played in three games as a backup to Cameron Rising, and had six rushes for 30 yards and a touchdown. In 2022, Jackson moved to running back.{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2022/09/27/how-jaquinden-jackson-has-found/|title=Utah football's Ja'Quinden Jackson has found joy in football again moving from QB to running back|date=September 27, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2022/09/25/quarterback-jaquinden-jackson/|title=Quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson embraces a position change on an interesting night for Utah's running backs|date=September 25, 2022}} He finished the year with 531 yards on 78 carries with nine touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/17/23836634/utah-utes-football-running-backs-preview-jaquinden-jackson|title=With an offseason training as a running back under his belt, Ja'Quinden Jackson leads Utah's backfield into 2023|date=August 17, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2023/01/02/put-same-situation-last-year/|title=Put in the same situation as last year, Utah's Ja'Quinden Jackson leaves this Rose Bowl with a more solidified future|date=January 2, 2023}} He took over as the starting running back in 2023.
On December 27, 2023, Jackson announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Article/utah-rb-jaquinden-jackson-has-hit-the-transfer-portal-223985068/|title=Utah RB Ja'Quinden Jackson has hit the transfer portal|website=247Sports.com|first=Steve|last=Bartle|date=December 27, 2023|access-date=December 28, 2023}} On January 5, 2024, he announced that he would be transferring to Arkansas.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/utah/football/breaking-former-utah-rb-jaquinden-jackson-announces-transfer-to-arkansas|title=BREAKING: Former Utah RB Ja'Quinden Jackson Announces Transfer to Arkansas|website=Sports Illustrated|first=Kevin|last=Borba|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 14, 2024}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns}}"| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||
| 2020
| colspan="12"| Did not play | ||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Utes|color=white}}"| Utah Utes | ||||||||||
| 2021
| 3 || 0 || 6 || 30 || 5.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022
| 12 || 0 || 78 || 531 || 6.8 || 9 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 12 || 161 || 797 || 4.9 || 4 || 9 || 53 || 5.9 || 0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|color=white}}"| Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||
| 2024
| 10 || 10 || 149 || 790 || 5.3 || 15|| 13|| 139|| 10.7|| 0 | ||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jaquinden-jackson-1.html Career] | 37 | 22 | 394 | 2,148 | 5.5 | 29 | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 0 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/2
| weight = 229
| dash = 4.75
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.36
| cone drill = 7.19
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 15
| arm span = 33
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/ja-quinden-jackson/32004a41-4322-9762-f6d8-bb8265b2a518 |title=Ja'Quinden Jackson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1040728&DraftYear=2025 |title=Ja'Quinden Jackson College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://247sports.com/article/arkansas-pro-day-results-247216803/ |title=Arkansas Pro Day Results & 40-Yard Dash Video |website=247Sports.com |access-date=April 1, 2025}}
}}
On April 27, 2025, Jackson signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web |title=Jaguars Agree to Terms With 20 Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/k000261-jaguars-agree-to-terms-with-20-undrafted-free-agents |website=jaguars.com |access-date=28 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/ja-quinden-jackson/9978 Texas Longhorns bio]
- [https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/ja-quinden-jackson/13841 Utah Utes bio]
- [https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/jaquinden-jackson/ Arkansas Razorbacks bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Dallas County, Texas
Category:Sportspeople from Duncanville, Texas
Category:American football running backs
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Duncanville High School alumni
Category:Texas Longhorns football players
Category:Utah Utes football players
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football players
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Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
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