Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Total | 5 | 77 | 20.9 | 1 | 30 |
#7
Barry Jackson Jr.
Junior wide receiver for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 198 lb · Ellenwood, GA · Cedar Grove
Transferred Cincinnati → Rice for 2026
The numbers
77
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2023.
- Transferred from Cincinnati to Rice in 2026.
Barry Jackson Jr.
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Scott Abell. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 4 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 3, 2026.
77 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Cedar Grove
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Rice
2026era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Cincinnati
2026Rice
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 7 | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +47 receiving yards, +4 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2026Rice1-2HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 38.5 YDS/g, 20.9 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
21.5%
40 pass / 146 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
44 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Transfer from Cincinnati, who brings 28 games (2 starts) of experience to South Main and has two years of eligibility remaining. Cincinnati 2025 Played in all 12 games on special teams (36 plays) with a season-high 11 vs. Navy in the Liberty Bowl. 2024 Played in 10 games (67 snaps), making two…
The receiver room · Rice
- Payton Matthews93 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Braylen Walker49 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Keenan Arcega-Whiteside8 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davis Lane Jr.2 games · 2026
- #7Barry Jackson Jr.2 games · 2026
13 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology