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 | 22 | — |
| Target share | 11.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 59.1% | — |
| Success rate per target | 59.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 10.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 22.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 31.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
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 targeted22 targets charted
Career
2 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 |  Iowa State#51 · 4-4 | 8 | 42% | 13 | 236 | 1 | 11.9% |
| 2021 |  Oklahoma#10 · 11-2 | 2 | 7% | 5 | 45 | 0 | 10.0% |
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | 6.0 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | 9.4 | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | 5.9 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 27 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.5 | 13 | 236 | 18.2 | 1 | 46 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 558th / 2089 |
| Yards | 236 | 367th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 18.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 46 | — |
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 1 · Southeast Missouri State | — | 48 | ~27 (9–37) | 2 | 56% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa | — | 53 | ~26 (8–36) | 2 | 49% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | ✓ WR | 63 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · Utah | — | 73 | ~44 (29–54) | 4 | 60% |
| Wk 5 · West Virginia | — | 76 | ~54 (35–66) | 7 | 71% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | ✓ WR | 57 | ~24 (8–33) | 3 | 42% |
| Wk 8 · Arizona | — | 58 | ~18 (6–25) | 2 | 31% |
| Wk 9 · Oklahoma State | — | 72 | ~16 (5–22) | 2 | 22% |
| Season | 2 GS | 500 | 209 (130–254) | 22 | 42% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Omari Hayes | WR | SR | 21 | 246 | 1 | 14% | +0.39 |
| 89 | Ty Claiborne | WR | SR | 16 | 156 | 0 | 11% | +0.23 |
| 13 | Jamal Polite Jr. | WR | FR | 14 | 286 | 2 | 14% | +0.49 |
| 2 | Cody Jackson | WR | SR | 13 | 236 | 1 | 11% | +0.69 |
| 11 | Dominic Overby | WR | SO | 10 | 212 | 1 | 19% | +0.34 |
| Malcolm Watkins | WR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14% | -0.04 | ||
| 4 | Carter Pabst | WR | SO | 1 | 24 | 0 | 11% | +1.27 |
| 8 | Evan Boyd | WR | JR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.48 |
| 23 | Carson Robbins | WR | SO | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +1.39 |
| 12 | Braden Goellner | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Jordyn Bailey | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Zach Eskildsen | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jeffrey Roberts | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Trevor Fortenberry | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Ray Coffey | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →