2018 Football Roster
Jackson, Jaylon
vs
Delaware
Sep 6 (Sat)
1:30 PM
Jersey Number 10
Jaylon Jackson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cedar Hill, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
- Major:
- Communications
Bio
AT COLORADO: Has played in 29 career games including 23 on offense, and has become a special teams standout … Has 14 career receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown and one reception for 14 yards giving him 152 yards from scrimmage … Also has six special teams tackles in his career and has earned 28 special teams points the last three seasons, fourth most on the team in that span.
2022 (Sr.):
2020 (Jr.)—Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl on both offense and special teams … Named Second-Team All-Pac-12 by the coaches for his efforts on special teams … Also earned the team's Bill McCartney Award for special teams … Caught two passes for 17 yards and a touchdown … Saw action on four different special teams units, mainly on kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage and sporadically on kick return … Second on the team with nine special teams points, picking up three tackles, one forced fair catch, one punt pressure and he was three times the first downfield interrupting the play … Had one catch for 14 yards at Stanford … Caught a three-yard diving shovel pass from Sam Noyer for a touchdown against San Diego State … Named a captain for three games, at Stanford, vs. Utah and against Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
2019 (Soph.)—Played in all 12 games, including 10 on offense and 10 on special teams … He emerged as a special teams star, earning the Most Improve Special Teams Player award … He was third on the team with 13 special teams points, including two tackles, both inside the 20, five forced fair catches, one knockdown or springing block on kick return, one time he was first downfield interrupting the play and one caused penalty … In all, he played on four special teams units and 103 plays on the punt coverage, punt return, kickoff coverage and kick return units … On offense, he had four catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 14 yards on his only rushing attempt … His best game came in the Buffs win over Nebraska with his career long reception of 57 yards, a critical play when the Buffs cut Nebraska's lead to just three points at 24-21 after trailing 17-0 at halftime … He had three receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in the first spring scrimmage, which include a 62-yard Hail Mary from Steven Montez to end the scrimmage.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in five games and dressed for nine … Was still recovering from injury the first three games of the season and then dressed for the remaining nine games … Saw action in four games on offense and had eight catches for 44 yards … Best game was at Arizona with six catches for 25 yards … Also had two catches for 19 yards at USC.
2017 (Fr.)—He enrolled at CU for the spring semester after graduating early from high school and participated in spring drills ... He was limited in the spring as he was still rehabilitating a knee injury suffered in high school, but he did participate in individual drills and got a look on special teams as a returner in his first spring with the Buffs … Suffered a broken ankle during a scrimmage on Aug. 5 and had surgery the same day and ended up taking a redshirt season to rehabilitate the injury.
HIGH SCHOOL—A wide receiver under coach Joey McGuire at Cedar Hill High School, he started playing on the varsity team his freshman season when he was called up for the team’s playoff run ... His entire senior season was lost due to a knee injury, but he was on the team’s leadership council ... Missed all but one game of his junior season because of a knee injury that he suffered the previous spring, but returned for Cedar Hill’s playoff game against Southlake Carroll in November 2015 and recorded 40 total yards in a 37-33 loss ... Sophomore year he had 257 receiving yards and one touchdown while also rushing 32 times for 253 yards … That season he helped Cedar Hill win its second straight state title ... He also competed on the track and field team, where he recorded a time of 10.55 in the 100-meter dash.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Communication and a minor in Ethnic Studies … He carried a 3.4 GPA in high school … He is one of two football players that represent the team on CU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
PERSONAL—He was born October 23, 1998 in Dallas, Texas ... He is the son of Sharron and Bobby Jackson.
2022 (Sr.):
- Has played in nine games this season with three catches for 46 yards.
- Had 12 special teams points this season, including four forced fair catches.
- Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in the game against Arizona State.
- Had two assisted tackles and one forced fair catch on special teams against Minnesota.
- Had two forced fair catches on punt coverage against Air Force.
- Had two receptions for 18 yards in the home opener against TCU.
2020 (Jr.)—Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl on both offense and special teams … Named Second-Team All-Pac-12 by the coaches for his efforts on special teams … Also earned the team's Bill McCartney Award for special teams … Caught two passes for 17 yards and a touchdown … Saw action on four different special teams units, mainly on kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage and sporadically on kick return … Second on the team with nine special teams points, picking up three tackles, one forced fair catch, one punt pressure and he was three times the first downfield interrupting the play … Had one catch for 14 yards at Stanford … Caught a three-yard diving shovel pass from Sam Noyer for a touchdown against San Diego State … Named a captain for three games, at Stanford, vs. Utah and against Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
2019 (Soph.)—Played in all 12 games, including 10 on offense and 10 on special teams … He emerged as a special teams star, earning the Most Improve Special Teams Player award … He was third on the team with 13 special teams points, including two tackles, both inside the 20, five forced fair catches, one knockdown or springing block on kick return, one time he was first downfield interrupting the play and one caused penalty … In all, he played on four special teams units and 103 plays on the punt coverage, punt return, kickoff coverage and kick return units … On offense, he had four catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 14 yards on his only rushing attempt … His best game came in the Buffs win over Nebraska with his career long reception of 57 yards, a critical play when the Buffs cut Nebraska's lead to just three points at 24-21 after trailing 17-0 at halftime … He had three receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in the first spring scrimmage, which include a 62-yard Hail Mary from Steven Montez to end the scrimmage.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in five games and dressed for nine … Was still recovering from injury the first three games of the season and then dressed for the remaining nine games … Saw action in four games on offense and had eight catches for 44 yards … Best game was at Arizona with six catches for 25 yards … Also had two catches for 19 yards at USC.
2017 (Fr.)—He enrolled at CU for the spring semester after graduating early from high school and participated in spring drills ... He was limited in the spring as he was still rehabilitating a knee injury suffered in high school, but he did participate in individual drills and got a look on special teams as a returner in his first spring with the Buffs … Suffered a broken ankle during a scrimmage on Aug. 5 and had surgery the same day and ended up taking a redshirt season to rehabilitate the injury.
HIGH SCHOOL—A wide receiver under coach Joey McGuire at Cedar Hill High School, he started playing on the varsity team his freshman season when he was called up for the team’s playoff run ... His entire senior season was lost due to a knee injury, but he was on the team’s leadership council ... Missed all but one game of his junior season because of a knee injury that he suffered the previous spring, but returned for Cedar Hill’s playoff game against Southlake Carroll in November 2015 and recorded 40 total yards in a 37-33 loss ... Sophomore year he had 257 receiving yards and one touchdown while also rushing 32 times for 253 yards … That season he helped Cedar Hill win its second straight state title ... He also competed on the track and field team, where he recorded a time of 10.55 in the 100-meter dash.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Communication and a minor in Ethnic Studies … He carried a 3.4 GPA in high school … He is one of two football players that represent the team on CU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
PERSONAL—He was born October 23, 1998 in Dallas, Texas ... He is the son of Sharron and Bobby Jackson.
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