Makai Jackson

Career Notes & Records Appeared in 40 career games with 20 starts ... Spent two seasons at Appalachian State (2023-24) with 25 games played and 11 starts ... Began collegiate career at St. Francis (Pa.) (2022) and played in 12 games with nine starts ... Earned FCS All-America honors as a freshman at SFU ... Owns a reception in 37 of 40 career games played ... Boasts seven career 100-yard receiving games (5, 2022; 2, 2024) ... Has two multi-receiving touchdown game (2, 2022) ... Teammates with Elijah Sarratt at St. Francis (Pa.) in 2022 where both earned Freshman All-America honors. 2025 (Senior Season) Season: Appeared in three games ... First reception as a Hoosier came against Indiana State (9/12). Indiana State (9/12): Made first reception as a Hoosier as part of a three-catch game ... Netted 15 yards receiving. 2024 (Junior Season - Appalachian State) Season: Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts ... Caught at least one pass in all 11 games ... Posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving games to end the season. East Tennessee State (8/31): Caught two passes for 24 yards ... Added one rush for 47 yards and one touchdown ... Covered 47 yards on a fourth-quarter touchdown run. at Clemson (9/7): Gained 54 yards on six receptions with one touchdown ... Caught a third-quarter touchdown pass ... Carried twice for 24 yards. at East Carolina (9/14): Made six catches for 86 yards and one touchdown ... Brought in a 36-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to give the Mountaineers the lead for good. South Alabama (9/19): Two receptions covered 32 yards. at Marshall (10/5): Had five catches for 29 yards ... One rush covered 17 yards. at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/12): Made five grabs for 48 yards. Georgia State (10/26): Had one touchdown catch as part of a 4-catch, 67-yard performance ... Caught an 18-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Gained 2 yards on one rushing attempt. Old Dominion (11/2): Lone reception went for 15 yards. at Coastal Carolina (11/7): Gained 71 yards on two receptions. James Madison (11/23): Posted first 100-yard receiving game of the season with 162 yards on five receptions ... Had a 64-yard scoring reception in the second quarter ... Returned one punt for 12 yards. at Georgia Southern (11/30): Logged a 100-yard receiving game with 157 yards on eight catches ... Pulled in a 6-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter ... Lone punt return went for 12 yards. 2023 (Sophomore Season - Appalachian State) Season: Appeared in all 14 games with one start ... Caught at least one pass in each of the final 13 games of the season. Gardner-Webb (9/2): Returned one kickoff for 9 yards. at North Carolina (9/9): Caught two passes for 10 yards. East Carolina (9/16): Totaled 43 yards on two receptions. at Wyoming (9/23): Pulled in two passes for 17 yards. at ULM (9/30): Gained 4 yards on one catch. Coastal Carolina (10/10): Lone reception went for 67 yards. at Old Dominion (10/21): Caught one pass for 23 yards. Southern Miss (10/28): Made two receptions for 25 yards. Marshall (11/5): Lone catch was a 29-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. at Georgia State (11/11): Had three catches for 98 yards and one touchdown ... Caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. at James Madison (11/18): Posted five receptions for 49 yards. Georgia Southern (11/25): Caught two passes for 6 yards. at Troy (12/2): Two receptions went for 6 yards. vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/16): Totaled three receptions for 35 yards. 2022 (Freshman Season - St. Francis (Pa.)) Awards: Named finalist and finished No. 3 in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS most outstanding freshman ... Garnered FCS Freshman All-America … Tabbed first-team All-Northeast Conference and NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year ... Earned FCS National Freshman of the Week once ... Two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week ... Garnered NEC Special Teams Player of the Week once ... Tabbed NEC Rookie of the Week four times. Season: Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts ... First collegiate start came versus Richmond (9/10) ... Caught multiple passes in all 12 games ... Posted five 100-yard receiving games ... Finished tied for third in single-season program history in receptions, fourth in receiving yards and sixth in touchdowns. at Akron (9/1): Made collegiate debut ... Caught seven passes for 81 yards. at Richmond (9/10): Totaled 135 all-purpose yards ... Logged first-career 100-yard receiving game with 123 yards on eight receptions with one touchdown ... Pulled in a 45-yard pass for a touchdown in the second quarter ... Carried once for 1 yard ... Returned one kickoff for 11 yards. at Wagner (9/17): Logged up 211 all-purpose yards ... Recorded second 100-yard receiving game of the season ... Lone kickoff return was a 79-yard first-quarter return for a touchdown ... Carried three times for 15 yards ... Pulled in 11 passes for 117 yard and one touchdown ... Had a 16-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. at Norfolk State (9/24): Third-straight 100-yard receiving game came via nine receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns ... Posted first-career multi-touchdown game ... Pulled in a first-quarter touchdown pass of 10 yards ... Added a 19-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter ... Carried twice for 8 yards. Central Connecticut State (10/1): Totaled four catches for 26 yards and one touchdown ... Pulled in a 29-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Lone rush went for 6 yards. at LIU (10/15): Caught seven passes for 72 yards ... Rushed three times for 13 yards. Stonehill (10/22): Gained 52 yards on seven catches. at Sacred Heart (10/29): Posted second-career multi-touchdown game ... Pulled in six receptions for 31 yards and two scores ... Caught touchdown passes for 1 and 5 yards in the second quarter. at Georgetown (11/5): Fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season came via nine receptions for 116 yards ... Added 8 yards rushing on two carries. Duquesne (11/12): Posted six grabs for 81 yards and one touchdown ... Pulled in a 10-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. at Merrimack (11/19): Logged fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season with 116 yards on six catches. at Delaware (11/26): Made five receptions for 71 yards and one touchdown ... Capped the scoring with a 45-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. Prep/Personal Wide receiver for head coach Benjamin Johnson at Harry S. Truman High School ... Named first-team all-league wide receiver as a senior ... Garnered all-league honorable mention as a wide receiver during sophomore campaign ... Tabbed first-team all-league as a defensive back during his junior season ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... Son of Lashanda and Maurice Jackson.