#25
Ohio State · 2026

Bo Jackson

RBSophomore6' 0", 218 lbsCleveland, OH
Ohio State Buckeyes6-2 · TDC #2
Snap share
51%
6 of 8 started · likely 41–63%
Rush yards
637
41st of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.0
118th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
4
133rd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
13
558th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.11
134th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

147 plays · +16.3 total EPA · 134th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.11
Passing+0.28
Rushing+0.09
1st down-0.02
2nd down+0.08
3rd down+0.44
Standard downs+0.11
Passing downs+0.09
JacksonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays26%
Pass plays7%
Run plays43%
1st down26%
2nd down32%
3rd down13%
Standard downs29%
Passing downs17%
JacksonRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries128—
Success rate48.4%99th / 332
Explosive run rate12.5%178th / 332
Stuffed at the line16.4%192nd / 332
First downs35—
Red-zone carries29—
Goal-line carries10—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share9.4%—
Catch rate68.4%—
Success rate per target42.1%—
Yards per target5.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets4—

Charting

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

Targets
19
13 caught (68%)
Avg. depth of target
0.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.1
118 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-15
of 103 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

68% comp0.5 avg. depth9.1 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 targets (32%), 5 caught (83%), 37 yds, 6.2 per target683% · 37yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 3 caught (100%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target3100% · 28yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (21%), 3 caught (75%), 12 yds, 3.0 per target475% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Run direction128 carries

Left
27%
4.4 YPC · 31% succ.
Middle
54%
5.2 YPC · 52% succ.
Right
19%
5.2 YPC · 58% 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.
2025 charting · Ohio State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Jackson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
7
7 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
11.4
80 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 80 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

95% comp0.0 avg. depth11.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (43%), 3 caught (100%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target3100% · 28yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target2100% · 22yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Run direction109 carries

Left
34%
6.9 YPC · 46% succ.
Middle
46%
4.5 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
20%
8.0 YPC · 68% 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farOhio State#2 · 6-2851%1286375.0448.4%1310319.4%
2025Ohio State#2 · 12-21345%17910906.1643.9%1920017.7%

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

Game Log

Bo 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

6.8 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 at USC (Week 9)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Ball StateW 56–37.69839.216511313.0013
2@TexasL 23–246.919743.90114379.3013
3Kent StateW 59–36.911736.6117100.000
4IllinoisW 42–196.311534.80103165.309
5@IowaW 31–145.616704.4016·····
6MarylandW 45–167.4231074.7225133.003
7@IndianaW 19–155.718563.1012122.012
9@USCL 18–307.7211215.802823216.0017
2026 · 8 games6.81286375.0465131037.9117

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries128—
Yards63741st / 1519
Yards / carry5118th / 312
Touchdowns4133rd / 683
Long65—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions13558th / 2089
Yards103755th / 2074
Yards / catch7.9—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long17—

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 · Ball State✓ RB72~23 (16–30)1132%
Wk 2 · Texas✓ RB63~45 (38–50)2471%
Wk 3 · Kent State✓ RB66~22 (15–29)1233%
Wk 4 · Illinois✓ RB68~35 (24–45)1551%
Wk 5 · Iowa✓ RB74~31 (21–40)1642%
Wk 6 · Maryland—69~39 (27–51)2457%
Wk 7 · Indiana—68~41 (35–45)1960%
Wk 9 · USC✓ RB81~51 (43–57)2663%
Season6 GS561287 (228–354)14751%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Ohio State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
25Bo JacksonRBSO1286375413+0.11
24Ja'Kobi JacksonRBSR59354662+0.32
Isaiah WestRB411904.617+0.14
2Legend BeyRBFR17623.602-0.01
29Favour AkihRBFR8131.60—-0.28
28Stanley Jackson Jr.RBJR2840—-0.04
21Anthony RogersRBSO——————

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. Ohio State depth chart →