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Player Dossier
2016-2020Maryland
Josh Jackson
QB • 6'2" • 218 lbs • Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Josh Jackson is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Josh Jackson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Josh Jackson is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,172
- Passing yards
- 4,840
- Rushing yards
- 332
- Touchdowns
- 44
Quick Answers
Josh Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,172
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Howard
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Saline · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Saline · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 13 | 298 | 248 | 50 | 3 | 73.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 13 | 3,017 | 2,743 | 274 | 23 | 73.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 636 | 575 | 61 | 6 | 54.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 1,221 | 1,274 | -53 | 12 | 45 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Josh Jackson played QB for Virginia Tech and Maryland. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Jackson recorded 4,840 passing yards, 332 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 3,315 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 48.4 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Win with 245 yards of offense and 82.5 efficiency. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
122.1
Efficiency
48.4
Usage
18.6
Consistency
53.4
Best Game by takeover score
Howard
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 245. Syracuse: 302. Temple: 163. Penn State: 67. Rutgers: 173. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 65. Ohio State: 15. Nebraska: 42. Michigan State: 149
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 24 by 82.5. Syracuse: 42 by 56.2. Temple: 48 by 42.3. Penn State: 32 by 34.3. Rutgers: 19 by 62.4. Minnesota: 2 by 33.3. Michigan: 27 by 41.4. Ohio State: 12 by 44.2. Nebraska: 18 by 42.8. Michigan State: 36 by 44.6
Split Comparison
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Wins240 · Games = 3 · +168.4 vs Losses
Losses71.6 · Games = 7 · -168.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Howard
Best efficiency game
82.5 vs Howard
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Michigan State | L 16-19 | 11 | 27 | 141 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | 44.6 | 9 | 8 | 0.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Nebraska | L 7-54 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 42.8 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ohio State | L 14-73 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 44.2 | 3 | -20 | -6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Michigan | L 7-38 | 9 | 20 | 97 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 41.4 | 7 | -32 | -4.60 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 10-52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Rutgers | W 48-7 | 9 | 16 | 179 | 56.3 | 2 | 0 | 62.4 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Penn State | L 0-59 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 47.6 | 0 | 2 | 34.3 | 11 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Temple | L 17-20 | 15 | 38 | 183 | 39.5 | 1 | 1 | 42.3 | 10 | -20 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Syracuse3+ TD | W 63-20 | 21 | 38 | 296 | 55.3 | 3 | 1 | 56.2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Howard3+ TD | W 79-0 | 15 | 24 | 245 | 62.5 | 4 | 0 | 82.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Virginia Tech
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 3,315 | 60.3 | 22.4 | 3,315 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3,315 | 60.3 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 636 | 69.1 | 14.6 | -2,679 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 1,221 | 48.4 | 18.6 | 585 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | -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
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#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
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