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Jaylon Jackson at Buffalo
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Jaylon Jackson runs the ball in from 68 yards against Western Michigan, Oct. 28, 2023
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Jersey Number 28

Jaylon Jackson

  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Burleson, Texas
  • High School:
    Centennial
EMU: 2022: Joined the EMU football program after spending two seasons at Lamar University...First Team All-MAC…Participated in all 13 games…Rushed the ball 90 times for a total of 425-yards and two touchdowns…Averaged 4.4 yards-per-carry, with his longest rush being 31-yards against San Jose State University (Dec. 20)…Returned 22 kicks, amassing 571-yards and one kick-return touchdown…Ran two of the top 16 longest kickoff returns in EMU football history (89-yards versus the University of Buffalo for a touchdown (Sept. 24), 87-yards against Western Michigan University (Oct. 8))…LAMAR: 2021: 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 (21.1 ypr)...Recorded 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 (7.7 ypc) yards and a touchdown at Tarleton State...Also had three catches for nine yards against the Texans...Had eight carries for 15 yards, two receptions for 39 yards and returned two kicks for 39 yards against Central Arkansas...Also had a carry for a two-point conversion against the Bears...2020: Played in all six games earning three starts as a rookie...Was second on the team with 49 carries for 220 yards...Also hauled in four passes for 72 yards and a touchdown...Returned one kick for nine yards...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...Carried the ball eight times for 19 yards and returned a kick for nine yards in the season opener at Nicholls...HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Head Coach Kyle Geller as a Spartan...A 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)…Named 2019 5A Division II Co-Offensive Player of the Year…A 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: Jaylon Ja’Shun Jackson...Son of Jermaine and Natasha Jackson...Has a brother, Jermaine, and a sister, Anazhi...Individualized Studies major.
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