Player Career

Tayven Jackson Career Story

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

Player Story

Tayven Jackson story

Tayven Jackson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 2, spending time with Indiana, Tennessee, and UCF. The clearest part of Tayven Jackson's career was his passing role: 3,451 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, 484 attempts, and 147 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with UCF. 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 147 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana, Tennessee, and UCF.

The arc is straightforward: Tayven 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

    Tennessee

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Indiana

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UCF

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee4745.22.8
2023 Regular SeasonIndiana89351.214.1846
2024 Regular SeasonIndiana42271.46.8-471
2025 Regular SeasonUCF2,23656.916.21,814

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026UCF to North TexasP4 to G5/FCS85.4Jan 12, 2026
2025Indiana to UCFP4 to P485.4Jan 3, 2025
2023Tennessee to IndianaP4 to P491.2Jan 13, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 91 North Carolina

Week 4 · W 34-9

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

289

Total Offense

80.3 takeover

289 total offense with 75.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Louisville

Week 3 · L 14-21

310

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Loss with 310 yards of offense and 61.5 efficiency.

310 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.

#3

vs No. 92 Jacksonville State

Week 1 · W 17-10

287

Total Offense

70.5 takeover

Win with 287 yards of offense and 69 efficiency.

287 total offense with 69 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 121 Oklahoma State

Week 13 · W 17-14 · Conference game

289

Total Offense

68.4 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

289 total offense with 62 efficiency.

#5

vs Western Illinois

Week 2 · W 77-3

123

Total Offense

65.2 takeover

Win with 123 yards of offense and 98.8 efficiency.

123 total offense with 98.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · UCF

2,236 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 16.2 usage

66.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Indiana

44.7

893 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 14.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Indiana

43

422 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency