Player Career

Josh Jackson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Jackson story

Josh Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Ann Arbor, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Maryland and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Josh Jackson's career was his passing role: 4,840 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 661 attempts, and 332 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 332 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Josh Jackson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Maryland

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0
2017 PostseasonVirginia Tech3,31560.322.43,315
2017 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech3,31560.322.40
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech63669.114.6-2,679
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland1,22148.418.6585
2020 Regular SeasonMaryland0-1,221

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Howard

Week 1 · W 79-0

Win with 245 yards of offense and 82.5 efficiency.

245

Total Offense

81.8 takeover

245 total offense with 82.5 efficiency.

#2

vs West Virginia

Week 1 · W 31-24

336

Total Offense

75.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

336 total offense with 81.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Boston College

Week 6 · W 23-10 · Conference game

319

Total Offense

70.3 takeover

Win with 319 yards of offense and 59 efficiency.

319 total offense with 59 efficiency.

#4

@ Oklahoma State

Week 1 · L 21-30 · Postseason

298

Total Offense

69.6 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

298 total offense with 56.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Old Dominion

Week 4 · L 35-49

209

Total Offense

67.2 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

209 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech

3,315 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 22.4 usage

73.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

73.2

3,315 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 22.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

54.3

636 primary · 69.1 efficiency · 14.6 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency