Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Purdue
Michael Jackson III
WR • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Michael Jackson III reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- USC • Georgia • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Michael Jackson III built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia, Purdue, and USC. The clearest part of Michael Jackson III's career...
Read the storyMichael Jackson III, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue. Michael Jackson III reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,078
- Receptions
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Michael Jackson III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,078
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- California
- High school pipeline
- Desert Pines · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 570 receiving yards · WR 169th (top 16%) · Big Ten 21st (top 8%) · National 176th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 12 | 116 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 8 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 45.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 13 | 205 | 3 | 45.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 7 | 17 | 146 | 1 | 41.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 63 | 570 | 1 | 77.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Michael Jackson III played WR for USC, Georgia, and Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Jackson III recorded 67 rushing yards, 1,078 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Purdue paired 570 primary output with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 59.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, Georgia, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
47.5
Efficiency
59.3
Usage
25.3
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 72. Southern Illinois: 7. USC: 70. Notre Dame: 62. Illinois: 94. Minnesota: 49. Northwestern: 36. Rutgers: 8. Michigan: 58. Ohio State: 15. Washington: 33. Indiana: 66
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. Ball State: 6 by 80. Southern Illinois: 1 by 46.7. USC: 7 by 66.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 100. Illinois: 14 by 44.8. Minnesota: 4 by 81.7. Northwestern: 5 by 48. Rutgers: 3 by 17.8. Michigan: 6 by 64.4. Ohio State: 3 by 33.3. Washington: 4 by 55. Indiana: 6 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.5 · Games = 2 · -9.6 vs Losses
Losses49.1 · Games = 10 · +9.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Indiana | L 3-56 | — | 6 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington | L 13-49 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Ohio State | L 10-34 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Michigan | L 16-21 | — | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-19 | — | 5 | 36 | 6.3 | 7.20 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Minnesota | L 20-27 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs IllinoisHigh volume | L 27-43 | — | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Notre Dame | L 30-56 | — | 4 | 62 | 12.6 | 15.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs USC | L 17-33 | — | 7 | 70 | 7.8 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Southern Illinois | W 34-17 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | — | 6 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
Player Story
Michael Jackson III story
Michael Jackson III built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia, Purdue, and USC. The clearest part of Michael Jackson III's career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,078 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 67 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 67 rushing yards and 646 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Jackson III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Purdue
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 116 | 70.7 | 11.8 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 236 | 74.5 | 9.8 | 120 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 236 | 74.5 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 146 | 60.2 | 10.4 | -90 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia | 10 | 66.7 | 3.6 | -136 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 570 | 59.3 | 25.3 | 560 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 10 · W 41-35 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115
Receiving Yards
88 takeover
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ California
Week 14 · L 14-24 · Conference game
73
Receiving Yards
87 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 1 · W 31-0
72
Receiving Yards
85.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 24 Illinois
Week 6 · L 27-43 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
94
Receiving Yards
81.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 44.8 efficiency score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 7 · L 20-48
51
Receiving Yards
81.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Purdue
570 primary output · 59.3 efficiency · 25.3 usage
77.7
#2
2022 Postseason · USC
45.8
236 primary · 74.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · USC
45.8
236 primary · 74.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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