Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 7.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 58.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 58.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
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 targeted13 targets charted
2025 charting · Louisiana Tech
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.
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Virginia Tech#48 · 5-2 | 5 | 34% | 7 | 94 | 1 | 7.3% |
| 2025 |  Louisiana Tech#80 · 8-5 | 10 | 54% | 20 | 370 | 2 | 12.1% |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech#109 · 5-8 | 6 | 24% | 14 | 222 | 1 | 10.2% |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech#120 · 3-9 | 6 | 19% | 12 | 161 | 0 | 6.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Marlion Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Marlion 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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  VMI | W 73–3 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Old Dominion | W 44–21 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | @ Maryland | W 35–26 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Boston College | W 21–14 | 6.8 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 |  Pittsburgh | L 33–35 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | @ California | L 20–25 | 6.1 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.3 | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 1 | 20 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 789th / 1995 |
| Yards | 94 | 699th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 13.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 20 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Old Dominion | — | 86 | ~22 (7–30) | 2 | 26% |
| Wk 4 · Boston College | ✓ WR | 77 | ~60 (39–73) | 5 | 78% |
| Wk 5 · Pittsburgh | — | 73 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | 58% |
| Wk 6 · California | — | 64 | ~35 (11–48) | 2 | 55% |
| Wk 7 · Georgia Tech | — | 63 | ~12 (4–20) | 1 | 19% |
| Season | 1 GS | 510 | 171 (97–225) | 13 | 34% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Que'Sean Brown | WR | SR | 46 | 616 | 3 | 23% | +0.49 |
| 0 | Ayden Greene | WR | SR | 15 | 280 | 2 | 11% | +1.00 |
| 11 | Davion Brown | WR | FR | 12 | 178 | 1 | 7% | +0.66 |
| 5 | Marlion Jackson | WR | SR | 7 | 94 | 1 | 7% | +0.34 |
| 4 | Tyseer Denmark | WR | JR | 6 | 59 | 0 | 4% | -0.23 |
| 6 | Keylen Adams | WR | JR | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10% | -1.45 |
| 18 | A.J. Brand | WR | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.89 |
| Chanz Wiggins | WR | 1 | 40 | 1 | 7% | +1.31 | ||
| 2 | Takye Heath | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Shamarius Peterkin | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Jeff Exinor Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Drew Hube | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | L.J. Booker | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Virginia Tech depth chart →