Tayven Jackson

Tayven Jackson (born January 5, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Tayven Jackson
Indiana Hoosiers – No. 2
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-05) January 5, 2004
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCenter Grove (Greenwood, Indiana)

High school career

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]

College career

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]

Personal life

His brother, Trayce Jackson-Davis, played college basketball at Indiana and is currently in the NBA.[6] His father, Ray Jackson, played in the NFL.

References
  1. Jackson’s growth a key for Center Grove football
  2. Tayven Jackson, four-star quarterback, commits to Tennessee football, Josh Heupel
  3. Why QB Tayven Jackson is transferring to IU football: 'This was home.'
  4. Indiana to go with Tayven Jackson as starting quarterback
  5. How Center Grove, family prepared Tayven Jackson for his moment as IU football starting QB
  6. Indiana football: Tayven Jackson's dad played in NFL, brother
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