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Daniel Jackson

WR · Iowa State · Sr. · #16

Returning to Iowa State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Daniel Jackson

WR · Iowa State · Sr · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Iowa State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Iowa State1626016.22--
2021Iowa State4287.00--
Career2028814.42--

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Iowa State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Iowa State

Returning around him

  • 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jayden Thomas’s 2022 season.

Notre Dame · 2022

#2

Jalen Preston

Texas A&M · 2021

79%
#3

Jaden Bray

Oklahoma State · 2021

75%
#4

Brenden Rice

Colorado · 2021

NFL Rd 7
75%
#5

Mark Walker

Navy · 2022

74%

Matches Jayden on

Height
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Kelsey’s path through Campbell.

Jalen Kelsey

99%match

Campbell · 2022

#2

Lujuan Winningham

Central Arkansas · 2021

99%
#3

Jalen Camp

Georgia Tech · 2020

NFL Rd 6
98%
#4

Jacob Harris

UCF · 2020

98%
#5

Joseph Scates

Memphis · 2023

97%

Matches Jalen on

Yards per reception
20202023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Kerley's junior season at SMU (2023).

SMU · 2023

#2

Mark Walker

Navy · 2022

82%
#3

Marlion Jackson

Louisiana Tech · 2025

77%
#4

Griffin Hebert

Louisiana Tech · 2022

74%
#5

Malachi Carter

Georgia Tech · 2022

74%

Matches Jordan on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate

Differs from Jordan on

Weight (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Daniel Jackson

#1

Joseph Scates

Memphis · 2022

97%
#2

Jordan King

California · 2025

96%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2712

Final rank
#2771
Avg #2810.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2712 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
28.02021
2602023

+829%

Up 829% from first season to most-recent.