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Iowa State · 2026

Cody Jackson

WRSenior6' 0", 190 lbsRichmond, TX
Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45
Snap share
47%
2 of 6 started · likely 27–62%
Receptions
10
582nd of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
191
373rd of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
19.1
Rec. TD
1
345th of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.61
18 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

18 plays · +11.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.61
Passing+0.61
1st down+1.11
2nd down+0.76
3rd down+0.22
Standard downs+1.37
Passing downs-0.14
JacksonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down5%
3rd down13%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs8%
JacksonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets18—
Target share13.6%377th / 522
Catch rate55.6%402nd / 522
Success rate per target55.6%143rd / 522
Yards per target10.692nd / 522
Explosive catches22.2%52nd / 522
Deep-target rate33.3%—
3rd-down targets8—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
18
10 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
13.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.0
100 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
91
of 191 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
33%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted18 targets charted

56% comp13.6 avg. depth10.0 YAC/catch33% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (22%), 4 caught (100%), 34 yds, 8.5 per target4100% · 34yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 43 yds, 43.0 per target1100% · 43yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target250% · 12yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 46 yds, 46.0 per target1100% · 46yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (17%), 1 caught (33%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target333% · 25yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farIowa State#45 · 3-3647%10191113.6%
2021Oklahoma#10 · 11-227%545010.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cody Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Cody 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

7.7 avg. game scoreBest: 9.4 vs West Virginia (Week 5)1 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Southeast Missouri StateW 38–10—no stats recorded
2@IowaL 13–16—no stats recorded
3Bowling GreenW 55–7—no stats recorded
4UtahL 17–316.04317.8012
5West VirginiaW 45–429.4616026.7146
6@BYUL 10–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games7.71019119.1146

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10582nd / 1994
Yards191373rd / 1980
Yards / catch19.1—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long46—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State—48~27 (9–37)256%
Wk 2 · Iowa—53~26 (8–36)249%
Wk 3 · Bowling Green✓ WR63··—
Wk 4 · Utah—73~44 (29–54)460%
Wk 5 · West Virginia—76~54 (35–66)771%
Wk 6 · BYU✓ WR57~24 (8–33)342%
Season2 GS370175 (99–230)1847%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Omari HayesWRSR17208116%+0.40
2Cody JacksonWRSR10191113%+0.61
11Dominic OverbyWRSO10212119%+0.34
89Ty ClaiborneWRSR10103010%+0.41
13Jamal Polite Jr.WRFR78819%+0.33
4Carter PabstWRSO124011%+1.27
8Evan BoydWRJR1606%-0.48
23Carson RobbinsWRSO11106%+1.39
12Braden GoellnerWRSR—————
17Jordyn BaileyWRJR—————
33Zach EskildsenWRFR—————
34Jeffrey RobertsWRFR—————
82Trevor FortenberryWRJR—————
86Ray CoffeyWRSR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →