Tayven Jackson

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025) Appeared in 11 games, starting 10 contests Passed for 2,151 yards on 200-of-315 attempts, tallying 10 passing touchdowns with eight interceptions Rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns Passed for two touchdowns on four different occasions Began his UCF career coming off the bench for the injured starting quarterback, leading the 17-10 comeback victory with two touchdowns and 282 passing yards over Jacksonville State (Aug. 28) Tallied a career best two rushing touchdowns against North Carolina A&T (Sep. 6) Passed for 277 yards on 23-for-34 attempts and two touchdowns in UCF's 45-13 Homecoming win over West Virginia Erased a 14-0 deficit against Oklahoma State (Nov. 22), throwing two touchdowns in the second half to win 17-14 while passing for 271 yards REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024, AT INDIANA) Appeared in five games, earning the start against Washington Passed for 349 yards on 23-of-37 attempts Totaled four touchdown passes Had three rushing touchdowns during the 2024 season REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023, AT INDIANA) Appeared in six games with five starts Made Indiana debut against No. 3/4 Ohio State (9/2) First career start came against Indiana State (9/8) One of 21 transfer student-athletes to make Indiana debut in 2023 One of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start. Ohio State (9/2): Lone completion went for 24 yards to Cam Camper .. rushed three times for 11 yards Indiana State (9/8): Started and went 18-for-21 passing with 236 passing yards ... scored first touchdown as a Hoosier on a 10-yard rush in the first quarter Louisville (9/16): Posted a 24-for-34 passing day with 299 passing yards First career touchdown pass ... went for a 30-yard completion to Jaylin Lucas in the third quarter Rushed eight times for 11 yards. Akron (9/23): Had an 11-for-26 passing day with 190 yards and a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cam Camper in the first overtime to tie the game 24-24. at Maryland (9/30): Logged a 17-for-29 day passing for with 113 yards. at Michigan (10/14): Threw for 52 yards on 7-for-13 passing. FRESHMAN (2022, AT TENNESSEE) Appeared in three games Made collegiate debut against Ball State (9/1) First collegiate touchdown came on the ground against Akron (9/17). Ball State (9/1): Made collegiate debut and rushed once for no gain Akron (9/17): Went 2-for-2 passing for 28 yards ... rushed for a 1-yard touchdown on lone carry UT Martin (10/22): Completed one pass for nine yards and rushed twice for nine yards HIGH SCHOOL Quarterback for head coach Eric Moore at Center Grove High School Consensus four-star recruit per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals, and On3 Rated the No. 100 prospect nationally by Rivals and a top-240 national recruit by ESPN, 247Sports (No. 237), and On3 (No. 202) Consensus top-20 quarterback nationally Ranked the No. 7 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, and No. 12 per 247Sports and On3 Tabbed as a top-10 prospect in Indiana by all four recruiting services Consensus top-8 prospect in Indiana by all four recruiting services Earned a No. 4 ranking from Rivals and was the No. 6 prospect in Indiana by 247Sports and On3 Led Center Grove to back-to-back undefeated Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 6A state championships CGHS won 28-straight games between his junior and senior seasons Nike Elite 11 finalist Tabbed Indiana Football Coaches Association all-state as a senior School record holder for career passing yardage (4,813) Completed 329-of-547 passes with 47 touchdowns in his career Threw for 1,842 yards on 124-of-187 passing and 21 touchdowns as a senior Connected on 113-of-182 passes for 1,756 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior Rushed 46 times for 191 yards and six scores Also lettered in basketball and track and field Helped CGHS to a Class 4A sectional basketball title as a senior Averaged 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists PERSONAL Parents are Karla and Ray Jackson Older brother is Indiana men’s basketball All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, who finished his collegiate career in 2022-23 scoring 2,258 career points while averaging 17.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game Father, Ray, played cornerback at Washington State and was a member of the Cougars 1998 Pac-10 champion and Rose Bowl team, also played for three NFL teams in four years, two seasons in NFL Europe, and one season in the Arena Football League Born on Jan. 5, 2004