Ja'Kobi Jackson
Ja'Kobi Jackson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his second year in the same backfield at Florida. The receipt: 39 rush yds, 4 rec yds against Miami — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Florida
Returning around him
- 55% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #17
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Antario Brown’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Mitchell’s path through Louisiana.
Elijah Mitchell
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Antario Brown's freshman season at Northern Illinois (2021).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Ja'Kobi Jackson
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-80%
Sharp dropoff (-80%) — career inflection point.