2021 Football Roster

7 Zach Jackson

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 196
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Lake Ridge

Biography

Sixth-year player heads into his third season as one of ULM’s starting outside receivers (W position) . . . four-year letterman has 70 career receptions for 889 yards (12.7 avg.) and four touchdowns in 41 games (15 starts) . . . needs 111 receiving yards to reach the 1,000-yard career milestone . . . 2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 12 games in 2021, including six starting assignments at split end (X position) . . . tied for third on the team in receptions with 25 for 301 yards (12.0 avg.) and two touchdowns . . . led the Warhawks in catches in three games . . . caught at least one pass in nine games, including seven in a row during one stretch . . . 16 of his catches resulted in first downs (tied for second on the team) . . . played 453 offensive snaps in 2021, including 40 or more snaps in seven games . . . had four receptions for 47 yards vs. Liberty while playing a season-best 64 offensive snaps . . . caught a season-high five passes for 59 yards vs. Georgia State, including an 18-yard TD grab from Chandler Rogers in the third quarter . . . had four catches for a season-high 80 yards in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference opener vs. Troy, including a 23-yard TD reception from Rhett Rodriguez that gave ULM a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . saw action in five games and had four catches for 36 yards (9.0 avg.) . . . set season highs with two receptions for 26 yards vs. Georgia Southern . . . 2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games in 2019, including starts in the last seven games at split end . . . ranked fourth on the team with 30 receptions for 392 yards (13.1 avg.) and one score . . . his catches and receiving yards marked career highs . . . caught at least one pass in each of the 12 games . . . produced six explosive receptions (20-plus yards) in the passing game, including one scoring play . . . hauled in four passes for 72 yards in the home finale vs. Coastal Carolina, including the game-winning 34-yard TD grab from Caleb Evans with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter (ULM 45-42) . . . set career highs for receptions (5) and receiving yards (91) vs. Georgia State; three of his five catches resulted in first downs, including a career-long 46-yard grab from Evans in the third quarter that set up Josh Johnson’s 30-yard TD run . . . caught four passes each at Iowa State (34 yards) and Memphis (59) . . . 2018 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 games in 2018, including two starts at spit end (vs. ULL and at South Alabama) . . . worked behind veteran R.J. Turner at split end . . . had 11 catches for 160 yards (14.5 avg.) and one touchdown . . . caught at least one pass in seven games . . . set season highs for receptions (3) and receiving yards (38) in first career start at South Alabama . . . had two catches each at Ole Miss (20 yards) and vs. Texas State (26 yards) . . . scored his first career TD on an 8-yard grab from Colby Suits late in the fourth quarter at Ole Miss . . . his first career reception went for 36 yards (from Caleb Evans) and helped set up ULM’s first TD at Texas A&M . . . 2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for Coach Kirk Thor at Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, Texas . . . earned first-team all-district honors as a senior . . . also named to the Academic All-District Team . . . had 52 receptions for 892 yards (17.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns in 2016 . . . posted two 100-yard receiving games as a senior . . . caught six passes for 113 yards and two scores vs. Mansfield Legacy . . . set career highs with seven receptions for 139 yards and 2 TDs vs. Poteet . . . accounted for 732 all-purpose yards and seven TDs as a junior while helping the Eagles win the 2015 state championship . . . caught 31 passes for 558 yards (18.0 avg.) and six scores as a junior while garnering second-team all-district recognition . . . posted his first 100-yard receiving game vs. Mansfield Legacy, finishing with three receptions for 127 yards and one TD . . . finished his prep career with 90 receptions for 1,590 yards and 16 TDs . . . set Lake Ridge career records for receiving yards and total touchdowns (17) . . . also lettered in baseball and basketball for the Eagles . . . born Aug. 10, 1999 . . . son of Alton and Chrissy Jackson . . . both parents were student-athletes at Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Texas) in the 1990s; father Alton played football while his mother Chrissy (Bonner) competed in both volleyball and track . . . majoring in risk management.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 192 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 192 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 196 lbs
    7