Tayven Jackson
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_(cropped).jpg) Jackson with Indiana in 2023 | |
| No. 2 – North Texas Mean Green | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 5, 2004 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Center Grove (Greenwood, Indiana) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Tayven Jackson (born January 5, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the North Texas Mean Green. He previously for the Tennessee Volunteers, Indiana Hoosiers and UCF Knights.
Jackson attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana.[1] During his career, he passed for 4,813 yards and 47 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[2]
College career
Tennessee
Jackson appeared in three games as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2022. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Indiana University Bloomington.[3]
Indiana
In his first year at Indiana in 2023, he competed with Brendan Sorsby for the starting job. After two games of splitting time, he was named the starter prior to the team's third game.[4][5]
UCF
On January 3, 2025, it was announced that Tayven Jackson officially transferred to the University of Central Florida.[6]
North Texas
On January 10, 2026, Jackson transferred to North Texas.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Tennessee Volunteers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 152.7 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Indiana Hoosiers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 2–3 | 78 | 128 | 60.9 | 914 | 7.1 | 2 | 5 | 118.3 | 28 | −21 | −0.8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 1–0 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 349 | 9.4 | 4 | 1 | 171.7 | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 3 | |
| UCF Knights | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 11 | 10 | 4–6 | 200 | 315 | 63.5 | 2,151 | 6.8 | 10 | 8 | 126.2 | 54 | 85 | 1.6 | 3 | |
| Career[8] | 27 | 16 | 7–9 | 304 | 484 | 62.8 | 3,451 | 7.1 | 16 | 14 | 127.8 | 101 | 147 | 1.5 | 8 | |