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Brad Jackson

QB · Texas State · Fr. · #8

All-Conf HMMiami — drafted 1998, Rd 3, Pick 18, #79 overall
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Brad Jackson

QB · Texas State · Fr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2301 national
CFB
College
Texas State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #79
Miami · 1998

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Sun Belt

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MiamiEntering 29th NFL season

#79Rd 3 · Pick 18
MiamiEntering 29th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Sun Belt

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Texas State25135271.3%3,2239.2217163.9----
2024Texas State81553.3%1187.910141.4----
Career25936770.6%3,3419.1227163.0----
SeasonTeam
2025Texas State1747444.317--
2024Texas State231717.44--
Career1979154.621--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 43–36

at UTSA

286 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT  ·  QBR 87.2  ·  34 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD

Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Jennings’s 2024 season.

SMU · 2024

All-ACC
#2

Jaren Hall

BYU · 2022

NFL Rd 5
65%
#3

Demond Williams Jr.

Washington · 2025

65%
#4

Anthony Colandrea

UNLV · 2025

All-Mountain West
64%
#5

Frank Harris

UTSA · 2022

All-Conference USANFL Rd 6
62%

Matches Kevin on

Completion %

Differs from Kevin on

Rush usage (higher)
Weight (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Fields’s path through Ohio State.

Ohio State · 2020

All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 11
#2

Bo Nix

Oregon · 2023

71%
#3

Caleb Williams

USC · 2023

70%
#4

Dillon Gabriel

Oregon · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 30
67%
#5

Skylar John Thompson

Kansas State · 2021

68%

Matches Justin on

Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demond Williams Jr.'s sophomore season at Washington (2025).

Washington · 2025

#2

Giovanni Lopez

South Alabama · 2024

63%
#3

Matt Corral

Ole Miss · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 30
63%
#4

Sam Leavitt

Arizona State · 2024

All-Big 12
56%
#5

Marcel Reed

Texas A&M · 2024

48%

Matches Demond on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Demond on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Brad Jackson

#1

Bo Nix

Oregon · 2022

71%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #39

Final rank
#129
Avg #95.3
Finalist prob 5%

Peaked at #39 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
1182024
3,2232025

+2631%

Up 2631% from first season to most-recent.