| Sam Jackson | |
| School: | Auburn Tigers |
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| Currentnumber: | 18 |
| Currentposition: | Wide receiver |
| Class: | Senior |
| Highschool: | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 2003 |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| Espn: | 4874527 |
Sam Jackson V (born April 21, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the TCU Horned Frogs and the California Golden Bears as a quarterback.
A Chicago native, Jackson attended Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Illinois, before transferring to Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois as a sophomore.[1] As a sophomore, he played wide receiver on the football team and recorded 50 receptions for 847 yards and 14 touchdowns.[1] Jackson was converted to a quarterback as a junior in 2019 and passed for 1,727 yards and 16 touchdowns.[1] He did not play his senior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jackson committed to play college football at TCU after having previously committed to Minnesota and Purdue.[2] [3]
In week eleven of the 2021 season, Jackson completed his first career pass, 1 62-yard strike to Taye Barber.[4] [5] In week one of the 2022 season, he rushed for 44 yards and his first career touchdown, as he helped TCU beat Colorado 38–13.[6] In week two win over Tarleton State, Jackson went four for four on his passes for 58 yards, also punching in a one-yard rushing touchdown.[7] Jackson finished the 2022 season going five for five for 63 yards, while also rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns.[8] After the conclusion of the 2022 season Jackson announced that he had decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9] [10]
Jackson announced that he had decided to transfer to California to continue his collegiate career.[11] [12] Jackson was named the California starting quarterback for their week one matchup versus North Texas.[13] [14]
On December 11, 2023, Jackson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.[15]
On December 27, 2023, Jackson announced that he would be transferring to Auburn and would play as a wide receiver.[16]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| TCU Horned Frogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 77 | 77.0 | 0 | 0 | 764.8 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| TCU | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 205.8 | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | 3 | 3–0 | 51 | 97 | 52.6 | 556 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 113.6 | 26 | 59 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | |||
| Career | 13 | 3 | 3–0 | 57 | 103 | 55.3 | 696 | 6.8 | 5 | 2 | 124.2 | 41 | 138 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | |||