Ja'Quinden Jackson talks about his football journey starting in Texas, and what brought him to Utah.

Jackson Quick Hits 20 career games at Utah at quarterback, running back and on special teams with four starts in 2023 at RB. Officially made the switch to running back in week four of the 2022 season. Averaging 6.5 yards per carry. Three 100-yard rushing games. 2023: Has started in all four games, recording 39 carries for 239 yards (6.1 ypc), adding two catches for 17 yards. Career-high 19 carries for 129 yards at Baylor (6.8 ypc) with catch for 11 yards. Averaged 7.6 yards per carry against Weber State with nine carries for 69 yards and a catch for six yards. 2022: Played in 13 games, appearing at quarterback, running back and on special teams with 78 carries for 531 yards and nine touchdowns. Rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back games against Colorado and vs. USC in Pac-12 Championship game. Career-high 117 rushing yards on 10 carries at Colorado, scoring three rushing touchdowns. Had 13 carries for 105 yards and two rushing touchdowns vs. USC to win the title. Recorded a career-long 66-yard rush at Colorado. Rushed for 97 yards on a career-best 13 carries against Arizona, scoring a two-yard rushing touchdown. Notched 81 rushing yards in the Rose Bowl against Penn State on 13 carries, scoring a 19-yard rushing touchdown. Recorded his first-career reception against Penn State for eighty yards. Had 10 rushes for 43 yards and a touchdown at Washington State. Notched nine carries for 31 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State. Had a career-long 32-yard rush vs. Arizona. Also had two carries for 29 yards against Southern Utah at quarterback. 2021: Saw action in three games, recording six carries for 30 yards (5.0 ypc) and one touchdown as a reserve quarterback. Season-high four rushes for 21 yards (5.3 ypc) and a two-yard rushing touchdown against Washington State. One rush for 10 yards at Stanford. Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. Prior to Utah: True freshman at Texas in 2020 but did not see any action. High School: High School All-American and first-team all-state selection out of Duncanville HS, leading his team to two-straight state title games - Four-star recruit, was rated the No. 2 overall recruit in Texas by ESPN, also rated No. 28 on the ESPN300. Two-time all-state and three-time all-district and District MVP. 100-of-163 passing for 1,711 yards (21 TD, 5 INT), adding 93 carries for 1,030 yards (11.1 ypc) and 16 touchdowns his senior year. 110-of-173 for 1,580 yards and 15 touchdowns (3 INT) as a junior, also recording 1,497 rushing yards on 147 carries (10.2 ypc) with 23 touchdowns. Seven 100-yard and rushing games as a junior. 35-of-55 passing for 320 yards (4 TD), 93 carries for 766 rushing yards (12 TD) and 18 catches for 334 receiving yards (2 TD) as a sophomore. Personal: Son of Nyia Evans, has three siblings, cousin Keaontay, was a member of the USC football program, cousin, Kelvontay, was a member of the Texas football program.