2022 Football Roster

Michael Wade

2 Malik Jackson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 176
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Opelika, Ala.
  • Highschool Lufkin

Biography

Fifth-year player provides a home-run threat at running back . . . three-year letterman has accounted for 881 career all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns (3 rushing and 4 receiving) in 28 games, including three starts at running back . . . 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 11 games in 2021 (injured vs. Jackson State; turf toe), including three-straight starts at running back to end the regular season . . . finished second on the team in rushing yards (451 on 80 carries; 5.6 avg.) and rushing touchdowns (3) . . . also had 10 receptions for 40 yards; caught at least one pass in five games . . . his 491 all-purpose yards ranked third on the team . . . played a career-best 256 offensive snaps in 2021, including 60 or more snaps in each of the last three games (66 vs. Arkansas State, 60 at LSU and 62 at UL Lafayette) . . . played only 68 offensive snaps over his first eight games . . . made the transition from slot receiver to running back prior to Game 12 (vs. Arkansas State) and averaged nearly 119 rushing yards over the last three games and scored three TDs . . . closed out the regular season with 112 yards on a career-high 23 carries and one score at the No. 23 Ragin’ Cajuns; capped off an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a 12-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter; also set season highs with four catches for 19 yards . . . gained 78 yards on 21 rushing attempts at LSU . . . rushed 22 times for a career-high 166 yards and two TDs in the home finale vs. Arkansas State; made his first career start with Andrew Henry and Isaiah Phillips sidelined with injuries; his 53-yard run up the middle late in the second quarter helped set up his first career rushing TD from 3 yards out; raced 75 yards down the near sideline for another score on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter; gained 93 yards on eight rushes in the third quarter alone . . . his 38-yard run jump-started a six-play, 75-yard scoring drive late in the third quarter vs. South Alabama . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . appeared in all 10 games in 2020 . . . set career highs for receptions (23), receiving yards (189) and touchdown receptions (4) . . . his four TD catches led the Warhawks . . . caught at least one pass in all 10 games . . . returned nine kickoffs for 113 yards (12.6 avg.) . . . matched his career high with five receptions for a career-best 57 yards in the regular-season finale at Arkansas State, including a 5-yard TD grab on a third-and-goal play from Jeremy Hunt in the third quarter . . . his career-long 27-yard reception from Hunt set up Josh Johnson’s 4-yard TD run in the first quarter at A-State . . . also accounted for a career-high 105 all-purpose yards at A-State; one rush for 5 yards and returned three kickoffs for 42 yards . . . returned four kickoffs for 52 yards vs. ULL . . . had three catches for 31 yards vs. Appalachian State, including a 15-yard TD grab from Colby Suits as time expired in the game . . . scored on a 2-yard toss from Suits on the final play of the first half vs. Georgia Southern . . . recorded his first career TD reception – a 6-yard strike from Suits – late in the first half at Army in the 2020 season opener . . . 2019 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in seven games in 2019 while working behind veterans Markis McCray and Perry Carter Jr. at flanker . . . had 11 catches for 83 yards (7.5 avg.) . . . caught three passes for 23 yards vs. Georgia State . . . named to Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Conference Offensive Team of the Week vs. Texas State after setting season highs for receptions (5) and receiving yards (55); his season-long 22-yard catch from Caleb Evans on a third-and-4 play in the second quarter helped set up a field goal . . .  had a 3-yard grab from Suits in his collegiate debut vs. Grambling in the 2019 season opener . . . 2018 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter for Coach Todd Quick at Lufkin (Texas) High School . . . selected District 12-6A Return Specialist of the Year in 2017 . . . accounted for 606 combined kick return yards as a senior . . . returned 13 kickoffs for 504 yards (38.8 avg.) . . . returned 13 punts for 102 yards (7.8 avg.) . . . led the Panthers (11-3) in receptions with 65 for 839 yards (12.9 avg.) and eight touchdowns in 2017 . . . had eight catches for 177 yards vs. Oak Ridge, including a 35-yard TD grab on a fourth-down play . . . re­turned the opening kickoff 65 yards to set up a TD in the dis­trict opener at College Park . . . accounted for three TDs vs. John Tyler: scored on TD receptions of 28 and 18 yards along with a 60-yard TD run . . . caught eight passes for 71 yards and scored on a 33-yard TD run vs. Nacogdoches . . . earned first-team All-District 12-6A honors as a junior . . . had 52 catches for 1,030 yards (19.8 avg.) and 10 TDs in 2016 . . . scored on a 100-yard kickoff return in the first-round of the 2016 playoffs . . . hauled in 39 passes for 463 yards (11.9 avg.) and two scores as a sophomore . . . also participated in track and field . . . finished fourth in the 100 meters (per­sonal-best 11.36) at the 2017 District 12-6A Championships . . . born March 10, 1999 . . . son of Ellis Jackson and Kimbry Thomas . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from ULM in May 2022 . . . currently pursuing a second bachelor’s degree, in criminal justice.

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 166 lbs
    80
  • 2

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 172 lbs
    2
  • 1

    2020Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 175 lbs
    1
  • 2

    2021Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 178 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 176 lbs
    2