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Liberty · 2026

Makai Jackson

WRSenior6' 0", 200 lbsLevittown, PA
Liberty Flames2-1 · TDC #88
Snap share
67%
2 of 3 started · likely 52–79%
Receptions
9
226th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
230
56th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
25.6
7th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
15th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.39
10th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +19.4 total EPA · 10th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+1.39
Passing+1.39
1st down+1.71
2nd down+2.47
3rd down-0.12
Standard downs+1.79
Passing downs+0.98
JacksonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays18%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down9%
3rd down12%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs11%
JacksonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share19.4%168th / 489
Catch rate64.3%285th / 489
Success rate per target50.0%227th / 489
Yards per target16.418th / 489
Explosive catches28.6%41st / 489
Deep-target rate21.4%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9226th / 1676
Yards23056th / 1662
Yards / catch25.67th / 499
Touchdowns315th / 527
Long65—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns4—
Yards14—
Average3.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · James Madison✓ WR66~46 (30–56)4270%
Wk 2 · Gardner-Webb—66~41 (27–50)5162%
Wk 3 · Ball State✓ WR64~44 (29–54)5169%
Season2 GS196131 (102–155)14467%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Liberty roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Makai JacksonWRSR9230318%+1.39
3Jamari PersonWRSR790213%+0.46
1Darius CopelandWRSR597113%+0.73
9Bryce RandolphWRSO45508%+0.99
8Nasir NewkirkWRSO—————
10Jon MonteiroWRJR———4%-0.58
12Rashawn CunninghamWRJR———6%-1.04
16Eric SmithWRJR—————
19Refeno VangatesWRSR—————
27Clayton SheplerWRSR—————
28Andrew RymanWRJR—————
81Jakobe DeJesusWRFR—————
89Nathanael DatesWRSO—————

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 →