Jaylon Jackson

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-7
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Burleson, Texas
High School:
Centennial
Prev School:
Lamar / Eastern Michigan

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S24)

2024
Played in all 14 games in his only season as a Cyclone ... totaled three touchdowns ... carried 93 times for 388 yards and two touchdowns ... also had seven receptions for 41 yards and a TD ... returned six kicks for 128 yards, an average of 21.3 yards ... best game came against Baylor when he rushed 15 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns ... dashed for scores of 10 and 20 yards against the Bears ... had 96 yards on 14 attempts against Houston ... finished with one reception for a 27-yard touchdown against Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium ... in his five-year career with stops at Lamar, Eastern Michigan and Iowa State, he finished with 1,891 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns ... also had four receiving TDs in his career.

2023 (at Eastern Michigan)
Started all 13 games ... rushed 136 times for 576 yards and two touchdowns ... averaged 4.2 yards per carry ... tallied 24 catches for 234 yards and two touchdowns ... also dangerous in the kick return game ... average of 22.5 yards per return ranked No. 29 nationally ... returned one kick for a touchdown ... rushed for a season-best 76 yards at Jacksonville State.

2022 (at Eastern Michigan)
Joined the EMU football program after spending two seasons at Lamar ... First Team All-MAC … participated in all 13 games … rushed 90 times for 425 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 4.4 yards per carry, with his longest rush being 31-yards against San Jose State … returned 22 kicks for 571 yards and one kick-return touchdown … ran two of the top 16 longest kickoff returns in EMU football history (89 yards against Buffalo for a touchdown , 87 yards against Western Michigan).

2021 (at Lamar)
Played in 10 games earning two starts ... led the team with 87 carries for 309 yards and two touchdowns ... hauled in 11 passes for 115 yards … recorded seven kick returns for 148 yards (21.1 ypr) ... registered a season-high 22 rushes for 85 yards and a touchdown against Jacksonville State ... also recorded a 42-yard kickoff return against the Gamecocks ... had seven carries for 54 yards and a touchdown at Tarleton State ... also had three catches for nine yards against the Texans.

2020 (at Lamar)
Played in all six games earning three starts as a rookie ... second on the team with 49 carries for 220 yards ... caught four passes for 72 yards and a touchdown ... recorded a season-high 12 carries for 69 yards and hauled in one pass for six yards against Southeastern Louisiana … had six rushes for 40 yards and three receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown against Sam Houston.

High School
Played for Head Coach Kyle Geller at Centennial High School in Texas ... three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com … ranked among the top 30 all-purpose backs in the country and one of the top 315 players in the state of Texas (247Sports.com) ... 2019 5A Division II Co-Offensive Player of the Year … two-time all-county selection ... rushed for nearly 1,300 yards and 22 touchdowns and two kick returns as a senior ... also lettered on the track and field team ... was the school's 100m record holder and the 2019 district 100m champion.

Personal
Communication studies major.