Tayven Jackson

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.

Early life Jackson attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. During his career, he passed for 4,813 yards and 47 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.

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. 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. UCF On January 3, 2025, it was announced that Tayven Jackson officially transferred to the University of Central Florida.

North Texas On January 10, 2026, Jackson transferred to North Texas.

Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2022 Tennessee 3 0 — 3 4 75.0 37 9.3 0 0 152.7 4 10 2.5 1 2023 Indiana 6 5 2–3 78 128 60.9 914 7.1 2 5 118.3 28 −21 −0.8 1 2024 Indiana 7 1 1–0 23 37 62.2 349 9.4 4 1 171.7 15 73 4.9 3 2025 UCF 11 10 4–6 200 315 63.5 2,151 6.8 10 8 126.2 54 85 1.6 3Career 27 16 7–9 304 484 62.8 3,451 7.1 16 14 127.8 101 147 1.5 8

Personal life His brother, Trayce Jackson-Davis, played college basketball at Indiana and currently plays for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA. His father, Ray Jackson, was a cornerback for the Washington State Cougars football team and played three years in the National Football League; he was also part of the former team who lost in the 1998 Rose Bowl.