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Jersey Number 4
Joe Jackson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Haines City, Fla.
- High School:
- Ridge Community
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team (Coaches)
• 2025 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Utah)
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Enters the 2026 season ranked seventh in school history in career rushing yards per carry (537), while he is 28th in career rushing yards (1,139)… Became the seventh-fastest player to 1,000 career rushing yards as he hit the mark on his 191st carry.
2025: Played in 12 games with nine starts, leading the team with 911 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 169 carries while carding 119 receiving yards and one touchdowns on 22 catches en route to All-Big 12 Third Team honors from the league’s coaches… Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (75.9) and seventh in total rushing yards… A driving force in helping the 2025 Wildcats rank fifth in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.09)… Set a school record with 293 rushing yards at Utah, eclipsing the 21-year old record held by Darren Sproles and ranking as the second-most rushing yards nationally during the 2025 season… His total was part of a 472-yard output on the ground at Utah, which broke a 71-year old school record and was the second-most rushing yards nationally in 2025… His 12.9-yard average at Utah was the ninth-highest in Big 12 history, highest by a Wildcat in the Big 12 era and third highest nationally during the 2025 season (min. 20 attempts)… His effort against the Utes featured an 80-yard touchdown run, which was tied for the eighth-longest rush in school history… Also posted 19 receiving yards in the game as his 312 scrimmage yards were the second most in school history and most by a Power 4 player in 2025, while his 312 all-purpose yards ranked ninth in K-State history… Backed that performance up with his third 100-yard rushing game of the season in the finale against Colorado when he went for 142 yards… His first-career 100-yard effort was against TCU, a game in which he had 88 yards on 21 carries in the second half… Posted three rushing touchdowns against both Utah and Colorado, the first Wildcat with at least three rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Adrian Martinez in 2022 against Oklahoma (4) and Texas Tech (3) but the first K-State running back to do so since Alex Barnes in 2018 against Baylor (3) and Oklahoma State (4)… Also has rushing touchdowns against UCF and Oklahoma State… Hauled in the game-winning touchdown reception with 42 seconds remaining against North Dakota, K-State’s first game-winning touchdown with under 1:00 remaining since Isaiah Zuber against Iowa State in 2017… Collected career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (41) at Baylor.
2024: Saw action in 10 games, recording 227 rushing yards and a touchdown on 39 carries in addition to 63 receiving yards and a touchdown on six catches… Had a career-high 50 rushing yards in the Rate Bowl against Rutgers, a game in which he also set career highs in receptions (3) and receiving yards (37) in addition to his first-career receiving touchdown… Nearly hit the 50-yard rushing mark with 48 yards in the season opener against UT Martin – a game that featured a career-long rush of 32 yards – while he had 47 yards against Cincinnati… Scored his first-career touchdown on a four-yard run against Arizona State… Saw time on 136 offensive snaps during the season, including a career-high 43 plays in the Rate Bowl... Picked up Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2023: Played in two games, seeing time as a reserve running back against SEMO and on kickoff return against NC State... Had four carries over his nine offensive snaps against SEMO, including a long rush of five yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Ridge Community under head coach Carl White... Regarded as the 514th-best overall prospect in the Class of 2023 by On3 Consensus... Rated the 14th-best all-purpose running back prospect in the nation by Rivals, while ESPN ranked him the 67th-best overall prospect in the state of Florida... Rated No. 4 on The Ledger’s Super 16 list prior to the 2022 season... Totaled 1,143 yards and 20 touchdowns in seven games during his senior season thanks in part to a 326-yard, six-touchdown effort as he broke the school record for single-game rushing... Rushed for 1,011 yards and nine touchdowns in addition to catching 15 passes for 342 yards and five scores as a junior.
PERSONAL: Joe Jackson was born October 4, 2004... Son of Joe and Melinda Jackson... Has one sibling, Jayla... Majoring in kinesiology.
• 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team (Coaches)
• 2025 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Utah)
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Enters the 2026 season ranked seventh in school history in career rushing yards per carry (537), while he is 28th in career rushing yards (1,139)… Became the seventh-fastest player to 1,000 career rushing yards as he hit the mark on his 191st carry.
2025: Played in 12 games with nine starts, leading the team with 911 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 169 carries while carding 119 receiving yards and one touchdowns on 22 catches en route to All-Big 12 Third Team honors from the league’s coaches… Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (75.9) and seventh in total rushing yards… A driving force in helping the 2025 Wildcats rank fifth in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.09)… Set a school record with 293 rushing yards at Utah, eclipsing the 21-year old record held by Darren Sproles and ranking as the second-most rushing yards nationally during the 2025 season… His total was part of a 472-yard output on the ground at Utah, which broke a 71-year old school record and was the second-most rushing yards nationally in 2025… His 12.9-yard average at Utah was the ninth-highest in Big 12 history, highest by a Wildcat in the Big 12 era and third highest nationally during the 2025 season (min. 20 attempts)… His effort against the Utes featured an 80-yard touchdown run, which was tied for the eighth-longest rush in school history… Also posted 19 receiving yards in the game as his 312 scrimmage yards were the second most in school history and most by a Power 4 player in 2025, while his 312 all-purpose yards ranked ninth in K-State history… Backed that performance up with his third 100-yard rushing game of the season in the finale against Colorado when he went for 142 yards… His first-career 100-yard effort was against TCU, a game in which he had 88 yards on 21 carries in the second half… Posted three rushing touchdowns against both Utah and Colorado, the first Wildcat with at least three rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Adrian Martinez in 2022 against Oklahoma (4) and Texas Tech (3) but the first K-State running back to do so since Alex Barnes in 2018 against Baylor (3) and Oklahoma State (4)… Also has rushing touchdowns against UCF and Oklahoma State… Hauled in the game-winning touchdown reception with 42 seconds remaining against North Dakota, K-State’s first game-winning touchdown with under 1:00 remaining since Isaiah Zuber against Iowa State in 2017… Collected career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (41) at Baylor.
2024: Saw action in 10 games, recording 227 rushing yards and a touchdown on 39 carries in addition to 63 receiving yards and a touchdown on six catches… Had a career-high 50 rushing yards in the Rate Bowl against Rutgers, a game in which he also set career highs in receptions (3) and receiving yards (37) in addition to his first-career receiving touchdown… Nearly hit the 50-yard rushing mark with 48 yards in the season opener against UT Martin – a game that featured a career-long rush of 32 yards – while he had 47 yards against Cincinnati… Scored his first-career touchdown on a four-yard run against Arizona State… Saw time on 136 offensive snaps during the season, including a career-high 43 plays in the Rate Bowl... Picked up Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2023: Played in two games, seeing time as a reserve running back against SEMO and on kickoff return against NC State... Had four carries over his nine offensive snaps against SEMO, including a long rush of five yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Ridge Community under head coach Carl White... Regarded as the 514th-best overall prospect in the Class of 2023 by On3 Consensus... Rated the 14th-best all-purpose running back prospect in the nation by Rivals, while ESPN ranked him the 67th-best overall prospect in the state of Florida... Rated No. 4 on The Ledger’s Super 16 list prior to the 2022 season... Totaled 1,143 yards and 20 touchdowns in seven games during his senior season thanks in part to a 326-yard, six-touchdown effort as he broke the school record for single-game rushing... Rushed for 1,011 yards and nine touchdowns in addition to catching 15 passes for 342 yards and five scores as a junior.
PERSONAL: Joe Jackson was born October 4, 2004... Son of Joe and Melinda Jackson... Has one sibling, Jayla... Majoring in kinesiology.
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