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 | 37 | — |
| Target share | 23.7% | 92nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 70.3% | 160th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 54.1% | 158th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 15.1 | 7th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 27.0% | 12th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 27.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
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 targeted39 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 3 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 |  Liberty#61 · 7-1 | 8 | 67% | 29 | 626 | 5 | 23.7% |
| 2025 |  Indiana#1 · 16-0 | 1 | 4% | 3 | 15 | 0 | — |
| 2024 |  App State#94 · 5-6 | 11 | 70% | 46 | 745 | 5 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | Appalachian State#54 · 9-5 | 14 | 35% | 27 | 418 | 2 | 9.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Makai Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Makai 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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ James Madison | L 13–20 | 7.5 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 34 | · | · | 2 | 11 | · |
| 2 |  Gardner-Webb | W 24–23 | 7.3 | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 1 | 65 | · | · | 1 | 3 | · |
| 3 |  Ball State | W 51–15 | 7.8 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 54 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 4 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 34–17 | 9.4 | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 2 | 58 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| 5 | @ Delaware | W 30–14 | 7.5 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | 50 | · | · | 1 | 3 | · |
| 6 |  Sam Houston | W 35–3 | 6.4 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 | · | · | 2 | 15 | · |
| 8 | @ Kennesaw State | W 34–6 | 5.2 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| 9 |  Florida International | W 49–10 | 7.4 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | 36 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.3 | 29 | 626 | 21.6 | 5 | 65 | · | · | 10 | 35 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 29 | 157th / 2089 |
| Yards | 626 | 35th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 21.6 | 4th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 38th / 914 |
| Long | 65 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 10 | — |
| Yards | 35 | — |
| Average | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · James Madison | ✓ WR | 66 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | · | 2 | · | 70% |
| Wk 2 · Gardner-Webb | — | 66 | ~41 (27–50) | 5 | · | 1 | · | 62% |
| Wk 3 · Ball State | ✓ WR | 64 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | · | 1 | · | 69% |
| Wk 4 · Coastal Carolina | — | 63 | ~43 (28–52) | 6 | 1 | 1 | · | 68% |
| Wk 5 · Delaware | ✓ WR | 72 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | · | 1 | · | 68% |
| Wk 6 · Sam Houston | ✓ WR | 52 | ~30 (10–41) | 3 | · | 2 | · | 58% |
| Wk 8 · Kennesaw State | — | 62 | ~36 (11–49) | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | 58% |
| Wk 9 · Florida International | ✓ WR | 58 | ~46 (30–56) | 7 | · | 1 | · | 79% |
| Season | 5 GS | 503 | 335 (281–390) | 40 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 67% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Liberty roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Makai Jackson | WR | SR | 29 | 626 | 5 | 21% | +1.13 |
| 3 | Jamari Person | WR | SR | 17 | 253 | 2 | 14% | +0.40 |
| 1 | Darius Copeland | WR | SR | 12 | 169 | 1 | 12% | +0.39 |
| 9 | Bryce Randolph | WR | SO | 8 | 103 | 1 | 7% | +0.72 |
| 10 | Jon Monteiro | WR | JR | 4 | 36 | 0 | 6% | +0.23 |
| 12 | Rashawn Cunningham | WR | JR | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6% | -0.06 |
| 8 | Nasir Newkirk | WR | SO | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -1.16 |
| 16 | Eric Smith | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Refeno Vangates | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Clayton Shepler | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Andrew Ryman | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Jakobe DeJesus | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Nathanael Dates | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Liberty depth chart →