2015 Football Roster
Roster
Jesse Jackson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Petal, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Petal HS
2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Veteran receiver who was the squad’s leading receiver in 2017 … Spent five years with the program … Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Played in 51 games with 17 starts … Caught 37 passes for 373 yards and a touchdown … Graduated from MSU in December 2018 with a degree in manufacturing and maintenance.
2018 SENIOR SEASON: Started eight of 13 games … Had nine receptions for 90 yards and one touchdown … Also contributed on special teams … Hauled in at least one pass in five different games … Had season highs in catches (3) and receiving yards (44) and caught his first career touchdown pass vs. Louisiana Tech (11/3) … Collected a pair of receptions for 31 yards at Ole Miss (11/22).
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Led the team with 27 receptions for 276 yards, averaging 21.1 yards per game … Played in all 13 games with eight starts – LSU, Georgia, Auburn, Texas A&M, UMass, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Louisville … Recorded multiple receptions in nine of the last 10 games, finishing the year strong … Caught two passes for 15 yards at Georgia (9/23) … Also had two catches against Auburn and BYU … Hauled in three catches for 24 yards, including a long of 17 in win vs. Kentucky (10/21) … Solid back-to-back weeks vs. Texas A&M and UMass, setting a career high with four catches in both … Career-high in receiving yards came in the Egg Bowl (11/23) with 45 yards spearheaded by a 32-yard reception … Tallied three receptions for 38 yards in the TaxSlayer Bowl (12/30).
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games during the 2016 campaign, with his first career start coming at UMass (9/24) … Caught a 7-yard pass at Kentucky, representing the first of his career (10/22) … Named to the 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2015 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 games but did not record any statistics.
2014 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star recruit according to ESPN.com and checked in No. 129 on the ESPN300 list ... The fourth-best in-state prospect according to ESPN.com ... Selected to participate in the 2014 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game … Played for head coach Marcus Boyles ... A three-star prospect according to Scout.com and 247Sports ... Slated at No. 4 on The Mississippi Press’ Fantastic 15 list of the state’s top collegiate football prospects at the beginning of the season ... A member of the MaxPreps 2013 Mississippi Preseason All-State Football Team ... Selected to the 2013 All-Gridiron First Team by the Mississippi Gridiron ... Named to the 2013 247Sports All-State All-Prospect Second-Team Offense ... Rated as the No. 27 wide receiver in the nation by the 247Sports Composite ... Finished the year as the No. 11 recruit in Mississippi according to Scout.com ... Helped Petal to a 10-3 record and a trip to the second round of the Mississippi High School Athletic Association Class 6A state playoffs ... Did not play entire senior season due to injury suffered during 42-7 win against Jim Hill ... Prior to injury, caught 22 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns ... As a junior, hauled in 39 passes for 842 yards and 11 TDs ... Tallied 1,018 all-purpose yards as a junior after adding 176 yards on kickoff returns ... Contributed on defense with 17 tackles during junior campaign ... Transitioned from quarterback to wide receiver following freshman year ... Also played basketball as a freshman at Petal and played baseball as a freshman and sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born Jesse Tyler Jackson on Dec. 15, 1995, in Hattiesburg, Miss. … Parents are Otis and Angela … Mother, Angela, played basketball at Southern Miss (1997-2000) and spent time with the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers and Portland Fire … Has two siblings – Jayden and Jaycee … Majoring in manufacturing and maintenance.
JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHS:
Receptions: 4 (twice), last vs. UMass (11-3-17)
Receiving Yards: 45, vs. Ole Miss (11-23-17)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, vs. LA Tech (11-3-18)
Longest Reception: 32, vs. Ole Miss (11-23-17)
