#22
Iowa · 2026

Braeden Jackson

RBSophomore5' 11", 206 lbsAnkeny, IA
Iowa Hawkeyes5-1 · TDC #20
Snap share
17%
likely 9–39%
Rush yards
170
327th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
8.9
Rush TD
2
221st of 631 in FBS
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.41
21 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

21 plays · +8.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.41
Passing+1.45
Rushing+0.17
1st down+0.22
2nd down+1.57
3rd down+0.04
Standard downs+0.30
Passing downs+0.71
JacksonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays3%
Run plays11%
1st down5%
2nd down7%
3rd down11%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs7%
JacksonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries8—
Success rate37.5%—
Explosive run rate12.5%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs2—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Jackson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction18 carries

Left
33%
19.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
50%
3.7 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
17%
7.0 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Braeden Jackson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

8.8 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 vs Northern Iowa (Week 3)2 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1Northern IllinoisW 40–0—33010.0027··········
2Iowa StateW 16–13—no stats recorded
3Northern IowaW 55–08.91112511.416212424.0124·····
4@MichiganW 20–198.74133.305166.0062119··1
5Ohio StateL 14–31—122.01211212.0012·····
6@WashingtonW 41–24—·····13333.0033117···
2026 · 5 games8.8191708.926247518.81333136··1

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries19—
Yards170327th / 1456
Yards / carry8.9—
Touchdowns2221st / 631
Long62—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards75820th / 1981
Yards / catch18.8—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long33—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles0—
Solo0—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD1—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns3—
Yards136—
Average45.3—
Touchdowns1—
Long99—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Northern Illinois78~13 (3–25)3·17%
Wk 3 · Northern Iowa64~18 (12–23)12·28%
Wk 4 · Michigan58~13 (3–25)5222%
Wk 5 · Ohio State52~7 (2–14)2·13%
Wk 6 · Washington57~10 (2–19)1118%
Season36861 (34–145)23317%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
28Kamari MoultonRBSR765196.849+0.23
5Nathan McNeilRBSO211286.123+0.32
Xavier WilliamsRB201708.534+0.33
22Braeden JacksonRBSO191708.924+0.41
21L.J. Phillips Jr.RBSR18633.50—-0.30
15O'Lontae DeanRBSO11433.90—+0.11
23Brevin DollRBJR1-3-30—-0.81

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →