Ja'Kobi Jackson
Ohio State Buckeyes
77
Solid

Ja'Kobi Jackson

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RBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Florida
2nd String / Backup

Is Ja'Kobi Jackson starting?

Ja'Kobi Jackson is listed 2nd string at RB for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Redshirt senior · #24 · 6'0", 219 lbs

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Depth at RB · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 12591Bo JacksonStarter
  2. 22477Ja'Kobi JacksonYou
  3. 33274Isaiah West
  4. 4263Legend Bey

Ohio State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 98 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share4%
Pensacola, FL
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
219 lbs
Transfer
Florida

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—980

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated offense; 34th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 77.

Team offense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 15% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WMDYDS 76
CAR
14
YDS
76
AVG
5.4
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
8
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 45-16

Oct 3WIOWAYDS 72
CAR
14
YDS
72
AVG
5.1
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 31-14

Sep 26WILLYDS 56
CAR
10
YDS
56
AVG
5.6
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 42-19

Sep 19WKENTYDS 47
CAR
8
YDS
47
AVG
5.9
TD
2
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 59-3

Sep 12LTEXYDS 20
CAR
5
YDS
20
AVG
4.0
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 24-23

Sep 5WBALLYDS 83
CAR
8
YDS
83
AVG
10.4
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 56-3

Ja'Kobi Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

98 rush yds · 0 TD · 6% of carries
Usage / Involvement8%
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