2022 Football Roster

9 Drue Jackson

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Jr.
  • Experience 2L
  • Hometown Garland, Texas
  • Highschool Sachse
  • Prev School Tyler JC
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Accolades
  • 2022 Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher in a semester)

2022 (Redshirt junior)
Played in all 12 games, including one start vs. Arkansas State on Nov. 19, as an outside receiver and on special teams … 9 catches for 79 yards … 8.8 yards per catch … 246 snaps (172 offense, 74 special teams) … 53 of his 74 special teams snaps were on punt return … 3 catches for 14 yards in the season opener at Nevada on Sept. 3 … Had a catch in each of the last 4 games of the season … 3 catches for 40 yards vs. Arkansas State on Nov. 19 … Season-high 21 yard reception against the Red Wolves.

2021 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in 11 of the 12 games, including 1 start (season opener vs. Baylor) … Missed the last game of the season … 11 receptions and 129 receiving yards … Season-high 4 receptions and 42 receiving yards against UIW on Sept. 18 … 7 of his 11 catches came in nonconference play.

2020 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in 12 games...made three starts...caught 21 passes for 244 yards...had three receptions for 54 yards at Boston College...had three catches for 32 yards against No. 16-ranked Coastal Carolina...caught three passes for 23 yards versus SMU...had a tackle against SMU.
 
Texas State Track and Field
Also competes for the Texas State track and field team as a long jumper ... Competed in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023 ... Also competed in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in 2022 and scored team points by finishing 5th in the long jump (7.38 meters/24-2.5).

PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
Tyler JC (2018-19)

Transfer from Tyler Junior College … named All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference Honorable Mention as a redshirt freshman in 2019 … played in eight games and caught 22 passes for 350 yards … Originally committed and signed with Washington State out of high school in 2018 but elected to play at Tyler JC to be closer to home ... Had offers from Boise State, Tulsa, ULM and UMass before signing with Texas State as part of the 2020 class.

High School
Was a four-star wide receiver by ESPN and Rivals…recorded 41 catches for 625 yards and five TDs as a senior after catching 46 passes for 652 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season…also returned a punt for a touchdown…had 15 receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown as a sophomore…ranked No. 22 prospect in Texas by The Dallas Morning News…rated No. 85 prospect in Dallas-Fort Worth Top-100…rated four-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com…rated No. 65 wideout in the country by ESPN.com…named in Rivals 250 and rated the No. 26 overall prospect in Texas by Rivals.com... member of the track team and completed in the high jump and long jump at Garland Sachse High School...had a fourth-place finish in the long jump at the Class 6A Region II championships.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 195 lbs
    9