#8
NC State · 2026

Keenan Jackson

WRJunior6' 3", 194 lbsWaxhaw, NC
NC State Wolfpack3-3 · TDC #64
Snap share
66%
5 of 6 started · likely 55–77%
Receptions
27
106th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
400
82nd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.8
125th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
5
21st of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.75
54th of 317 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

37 plays · +27.6 total EPA · 54th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.75
Passing+0.90
Rushing-4.83
1st down+0.12
2nd down+1.27
3rd down+1.39
Standard downs+0.16
Passing downs+1.60
JacksonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays17%
Run plays1%
1st down7%
2nd down9%
3rd down10%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs11%
JacksonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets33—
Target share19.5%167th / 523
Catch rate69.7%173rd / 523
Success rate per target66.7%22nd / 523
Yards per target10.2113th / 523
Explosive catches12.1%230th / 523
Deep-target rate21.2%—
3rd-down targets8—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

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

Targets
36
26 caught (72%)
Avg. depth of target
13.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.6
119 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
279
of 398 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
22%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted36 targets charted

72% comp13.0 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch22% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (17%), 5 caught (83%), 47 yds, 7.8 per target683% · 47yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target250% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 2 caught (100%), 53 yds, 26.5 per target2100% · 53yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 2 caught (67%), 47 yds, 15.7 per target367% · 47yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 54 yds, 54.0 per target1100% · 54yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 2 caught (100%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target2100% · 13yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (11%), 4 caught (100%), 36 yds, 9.0 per target4100% · 36yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 3 caught (100%), 49 yds, 16.3 per target3100% · 49yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target250% · 23yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 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.
2025 charting · NC State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Jackson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
14
6 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
9.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.5
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
25
of 40 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
21%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

65% comp9.6 avg. depth2.5 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 2 caught (100%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target2100% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target250% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target250% · 16yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
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

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNC State#64 · 3-3666%27400519.5%
2025NC State#42 · 8-51246%28281211.9%
2024NC State#78 · 6-7716%1212427.3%

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

Game Log

Keenan 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

7.1 avg. game scoreBest: 9.1 at Vanderbilt (Week 3)2 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@VirginiaL 8–344.2263.005
2RichmondW 73–08.3412330.8054
3@VanderbiltL 31–359.1910211.3330
4App StateW 41–317.446416.0123
5LouisvilleW 31–286.934414.7119
6Wake ForestL 14–386.956112.2019
2026 · 6 games7.12740014.8554

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions27106th / 1995
Yards40082nd / 1981
Yards / catch14.8125th / 461
Touchdowns521st / 825
Long54—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Virginia✓ WR51~29 (9–40)3·57%
Wk 2 · Richmond✓ WR70~41 (27–50)5·59%
Wk 3 · Vanderbilt✓ WR78~63 (41–77)10·81%
Wk 4 · App State✓ WR78~45 (30–55)5·58%
Wk 5 · Louisville✓ WR84~58 (38–71)7169%
Wk 6 · Wake Forest—63~43 (28–52)6·68%
Season5 GS424279 (234–325)36166%

Position Room

17 WRs on the NC State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
8Keenan JacksonWRJR27400517%+0.75
Joshisa TraderWR16221016%+0.60
Victor SnowWR119509%+0.11
82Chance RobinsonWRJR89217%+0.40
Tyran WarrenWR79417%-0.01
5Davion DozierWRSR43507%+0.14
6Ashton LocklearWRSR21414%-0.85
83Amiri AckerWRFR11403%+0.88
12Teddy HoffmannWRSO—————
21Je'rel BolderWRSO—————
28Sam DoddWRSO—————
35Jason SchuttWRJR—————
36Cameron CornthwaiteWRJR—————
37Addison CarlsonWRJR—————
80Ethan DowdyWRSR—————
85Tyreek CopperWRFR—————
89Jai RichburgWRFR—————

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. NC State depth chart →