5′8″ · 160 lb · Knoxville, TN · Itawamba C.C.
His share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 6, middle 4, right 5.
Marcellus Jackson
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3★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.129
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UL Monroe | 32 | 265 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 265 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UL Monroe | 8 | 25 | 15 |
| Career | 8 | 25 | 15 |
Last game (Wk 7): 17 receiving yards, 6 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-38vs SE Louisiana | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 32 | 265 | 8.3 | 0 | 44 |
Oct. 17 · L 0-24 vs Louisiana Tech
6 catches for 31 yards.
5 catches for 93 yards, his most this season. UL Monroe threw to him on 7 of its 41 passes. 64 of the 93 came before halftime.
44-yard catch. Second quarter, down 28-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 32 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 5 catches for 42 yards, the box score 5 for 32, so no play is placed until they agree.
7 catches for 51 yards. UL Monroe threw to him on 9 of its 45 passes. UL Monroe’s last two throws to him, down 38-35 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
19-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 38-20.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 21 yards. UL Monroe threw to him on 4 of its 20 passes.
8-yard catch. Third quarter, up 20-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 37 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 6 catches for 39 yards, the box score 6 for 37, so no play is placed until they agree.
Week 1 · 2026
L 13-62
6 rec · 37 yds · 6 rush yds (2 car)
With M. Ryan — 44.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 53 long · A. Carlisle — 73 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 50 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
233rd in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4022% of team targetsCatch rate
80%32 of 40 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
80% catch rate on 40 targets · 22% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 38.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 50.3 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 44.2 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.7%
192 pass / 194 run
Plays / game
64.3
6 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
210 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
32 catches and 8 carries in 6 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #168 at the position.
His career
