Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 63 | — |
| Success rate | 42.9% | 196th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 7.9% | 276th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 15.9% | 188th / 321 |
| First downs | 16 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 20 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 17 | — |
| Target share | 12.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 82.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 47.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 11.8% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Jackson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Run direction68 carries
2025 charting · Kansas State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Jackson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Run direction92 carries
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kansas State#37 · 4-2 | 6 | 46% | 68 | 354 | 5.2 | 2 | 42.9% | 14 | 132 | 2 | 12.3% |
| 2025 | Kansas State#47 · 6-6 | 11 | 59% | 169 | 911 | 5.4 | 8 | 37.1% | 22 | 119 | 1 | 9.6% |
| 2024 | Kansas State#25 · 9-4 | 8 | 13% | 39 | 227 | 5.8 | 1 | 56.2% | 6 | 63 | 1 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | Kansas State#11 · 9-4 | 1 | 1% | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joe Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Joe 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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Nicholls | W 71–3 | 7.9 | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2 |  Washington State | W 34–7 | 8.0 | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 |  Tulane | W 31–20 | 3.8 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Cincinnati | L 26–31 | 6.4 | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  Houston | L 16–35 | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 |  Kansas | W 35–24 | 8.0 | 27 | 159 | 5.9 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.5 | 68 | 354 | 5.2 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 132 | 9.4 | 2 | 43 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 68 | — |
| Yards | 354 | 112th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 5.2 | 107th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 220th / 630 |
| Long | 64 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 383rd / 1994 |
| Yards | 132 | 525th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 9.4 | 382nd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 171st / 824 |
| Long | 43 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Nicholls | 71 | ~21 (14–27) | 9 | 30% |
| Wk 2 · Washington State | 74 | ~31 (21–40) | 15 | 42% |
| Wk 3 · Tulane | 65 | ~25 (17–32) | 9 | 38% |
| Wk 4 · Cincinnati | 79 | ~38 (26–49) | 16 | 48% |
| Wk 6 · Houston | 59 | ~23 (16–30) | 8 | 39% |
| Wk 7 · Kansas | 75 | ~56 (47–62) | 28 | 75% |
| Season | 423 | 194 (154–240) | 85 | 46% |
Position Room
5 RBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Rodney Fields Jr. | RB | JR | 71 | 386 | 5.4 | 5 | 7 | +0.20 |
| 4 | Joe Jackson | RB | SR | 68 | 354 | 5.2 | 2 | 14 | +0.20 |
| 9 | Jay Harris | RB | SR | 14 | 88 | 6.3 | 3 | — | +0.41 |
| 31 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | RB | SO | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | — | +0.80 |
| 21 | LJ McGhee | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Kansas State depth chart →