#85

Jackson West

TE · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #85

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

Jackson West

TE · Western Kentucky · Sr · #85

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#600 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Western Kentucky
2024
Western Kentucky
2025
Western Kentucky

Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Western Kentucky88010.01--
2024Florida State----------
2023Florida State----------
Career88010.01--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Western Kentucky

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Western Kentucky

Returning around him

  • 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (19 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #80

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Crum’s 2020 season.

Brandon Crum

68%match

South Alabama · 2020

#2

Giles Amos

Arkansas State · 2020

68%
#3

Julian Nixon

UL Monroe · 2024

64%
#4

Reed Tyler

Arkansas State · 2020

64%
#5

Elijah Sohn

Sam Houston · 2023

63%

Matches Brandon on

Reception volume
Weight
TD rate

Differs from Brandon on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamron Beachem's junior season at Fresno State (2024).

Fresno State · 2024

#2

Bentley Hanshaw

Liberty · 2024

74%
#3

Ben Bresnahan

Vanderbilt · 2022

71%
#4

Konner Fox

Texas State · 2023

70%
#5

Lawson Albright

Northwestern · 2025

68%

Matches Kamron on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight

Differs from Kamron on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2303

Final rank
#2404
Avg #2420.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2303 this season.