 Jackson with Indiana in 2023 | |
| UCF Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 5, 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Center Grove (Greenwood, Indiana) |
Tayven Jackson (born January 5, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights.
Jackson attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. [1] During his career, he passed for 4,813 yards and 47 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football. [2]
Jackson appeared in three games as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2022. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Indiana University Bloomington. [3]
In his first year at Indiana in 2023, he competed with Brendan Sorsby for the starting job. After two games of splitting time, he was named the starter prior to the team's third game. [4] [5]
On January 3, 2025, it was announced that Tayven Jackson officially transferred to the University of Central Florida.
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Tennessee Volunteers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0−0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 152.7 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Indiana Hoosiers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 2−3 | 78 | 128 | 60.9 | 914 | 7.1 | 2 | 5 | 118.3 | 28 | -21 | -0.8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 1−0 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 349 | 15.2 | 4 | 1 | 171.7 | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 3 | |
| Career [6] | 16 | 6 | 3−3 | 104 | 169 | 61.5 | 1,300 | 7.7 | 6 | 6 | 130.8 | 47 | 62 | 1.3 | 5 | |
His brother, Trayce Jackson-Davis, played college basketball at Indiana and currently plays for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. [7] His father, Ray Jackson, was a cornerback for the Washington State Cougars football team and played three years in the National Football League; he was also part of the former team who lost in the 1998 Rose Bowl. [8] [9]
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