2019 Football Roster
Roster
Jackson, Trishton

Jersey Number 86
Trishton Jackson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- West Bloomfield, Mich.
- High School:
- West Bloomfield
- Prev School:
- Michigan State
Bio
Career Overview: Enrolled at Syracuse in January 2018 after playing his freshman and sophomore seasons at Michigan State ... Sat out the 2018 regular season due to NCAA transfer rules … Made his Orange debut in the Camping World Bowl versus West Virginia and caught a touchdown ... In 13 games for Syracuse from 2018-19, caught 69 passes for 1,050 yards (15.2 avg.) and 12 scores ... Averaged 80.8 receiving yards per game for the Orange and logged five 100-yard receiving games ... In 2019, set the Syracuse record for the most receiving yards by a junior in school history (1,023) ... Including his time at Michigan State, Jackson totaled 86 receptions for 1,282 yards (14.9 avg.) and 13 touchdowns in his collegiate career ... Declared for the 2020 NFL Draft after his junior season ... Attended the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine ... One letter.
Junior Year (2019): All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Appeared in all 12 games, starting 11 ... Led the Orange with 66 catches ... Ranked No. 6 in the ACC with 1,023 receiving yards, a record for a Syracuse player in their junior season ... Sixth Orange receiver and the first junior in program history to post a 1,000-yard receiving campaign ... Ranked No. 5 in the ACC in both yards per catch (15.5) and receiving yards per game (85.3) ... Tied for fourth in the ACC and 19th nationally with 11 touchdown catches ... Sixth in the conference in receptions per game (5.5) ... Had five 100-yard receiving games ... Caught multiple passes in every game ... Ended the season with a TD catch in four consecutive contests ... Tied for No. 8 in the FBS with five catches of 50+ yards and tied for No. 10 nationally with eight 40+ yard receptions ... Second on the team with 1,026 all-purpose yards (1,023 receiving, 3 rushing) ... First among non-kickers and second on the Orange in points scored (66) ... Made his first Syracuse start in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and had three catches for 21 yards ... At Maryland (9/7), caught seven passes for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns ... Had two catches for 16 yards versus Clemson (9/14) ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), made six catches for 141 yards and tied his personal-best with two TD receptions to earn ACC Receiver of the Week honors ... Jackson's two scoring plays against the Broncos covered 59 and 46 yards, respectively ... Against Holy Cross (9/28), snagged six balls for 58 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown ... Made nine catches for 106 yards and a touchdown at NC State (10/10) ... Against Pittsburgh (10/18), registered 76 yards on five receptions ... Caught five passes for the second game in row at Florida State (10/26) and finished with 57 receiving yards against the Seminoles ... Had eight catches for 148 yards and equaled his career high with two TDs for the third time in 2019 ... The performance included a career-long, 85-yard touchdown catch ... At Duke (11/16), had two receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown ... At Louisville (11/23), caught three passes for 64 yards and touchdown, while rushing once for five yards ... Made a career-best 10 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown to help the Orange to a 39-30 overtime victory against Wake Forest (11/30).
2018: Redshirt season ... Did not play in the regular season while completing his NCAA-mandated year in residency for transfer students ... Made his Syracuse debut versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl and had three receptions for 27 yards, including a 14-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore Year (2017 at Michigan State): Played in 12 games (four starts) ... Had 12 receptions for 143 yards (11.9 avg.) ... In his first career start, snagged three balls for 41 yards versus Bowling Green (9/2) ... Set season highs for catches (5), yards (69) and made a season-long reception of 22 yards versus Notre Dame (9/23) ... Also threw his first career pass against the Fighting Irish, completing a 5-yard toss to Brian Lewerke on a double pass ... Did not play against Minnesota (10/14) due to injury ... Made two catches for 22 yards at Ohio State (11/11).
Freshman Year (2016 at Michigan State): Played in nine games … Had five catches for 89 yards (17.8 avg.) and a touchdown ... Made his college debut versus Wisconsin (9/24) ... Tallied his first career reception for a gain of seven yards versus Northwestern (10/15) ... Had two catches for 15 yards versus Michigan (10/29) ... Against Rutgers (11/12), earned one of MSU’s three “Unsung Hero” awards after catching two passes for 67 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown.
High School: Four-year starter for Coach Ron Bellamy at West Bloomfield ... Saw action at quarterback, wide receiver, cornerback and kick returner as a senior ... Ranked among the nation’s top prospects by Scout.com (No. 157) and 247Sports.com (No. 222) ... Rated among the country’s top wide receivers by Scout.com (No. 25), 247Sports.com (No. 43) and Rivals.com (No. 56) ... No. 49 athlete in the Class of 2016, according to ESPN ... PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection ... Rated among the state’s top seniors by 247Sports.com (No. 7), the Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 10), the Lansing State Journal (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 13) ... Named to the Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State First Team as a specialist ... Detroit Free Press Division I All-State selection as a quarterback ... Selected to The Detroit News “Dream Team” as an athlete ... Earned a spot on the MLive.com Detroit “Dream Team” Offense as a multi-purpose player ... Accounted for 1,810 total yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, while leading the Lakers to a perfect 9-0 regular season and a 9-1 overall record ... Completed nearly 70 percent of his passes (120-of-174) for 1,373 yards and 15 TDs in 2015 ... Also rushed 93 times for 437 yards (4.7 avg.) and eight TDs, and had 17 receptions for 239 yards (14.1 avg.) and three scores ... Played for the East team in the 34th annual Michigan High School Football Coaches All-Star Game and caught six passes for 62 yards ... Accounted for nearly 3,000 total yards as a junior and led the Lakers to a 9-2 record ... Four-year starter on the West Bloomfield basketball team … Two-time selection to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class A All-State Team ... Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class A All-State Basketball Team (honorable mention) and MLive.com Detroit “Dream Team” (third team) as a senior ... Averaged 22.5 points, four assists, four rebounds and four steals as a junior on his way to Associated Press Class A Honorable Mention All-State honors ... Earned Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-North recognition in 2014-15 after leading the Lakers to an 18-3 record and their first league title in 13 years.
Personal: Trishton Othello Jackson ... Born in March 1998 in Detroit, Michigan ... Son of Carol and Obbie Jackson ... Three brothers ... Brother, Obbie, was a defensive back at Western Michigan ... Cousin, Braylon Edwards, was an All-America receiver at Michigan and played nine seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns (2005-09), New York Jets (2009-10, 2012-13), San Francisco 49ers (2011) and Seattle Seahawks (2012) ... Human development and family science major.
Junior Year (2019): All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Appeared in all 12 games, starting 11 ... Led the Orange with 66 catches ... Ranked No. 6 in the ACC with 1,023 receiving yards, a record for a Syracuse player in their junior season ... Sixth Orange receiver and the first junior in program history to post a 1,000-yard receiving campaign ... Ranked No. 5 in the ACC in both yards per catch (15.5) and receiving yards per game (85.3) ... Tied for fourth in the ACC and 19th nationally with 11 touchdown catches ... Sixth in the conference in receptions per game (5.5) ... Had five 100-yard receiving games ... Caught multiple passes in every game ... Ended the season with a TD catch in four consecutive contests ... Tied for No. 8 in the FBS with five catches of 50+ yards and tied for No. 10 nationally with eight 40+ yard receptions ... Second on the team with 1,026 all-purpose yards (1,023 receiving, 3 rushing) ... First among non-kickers and second on the Orange in points scored (66) ... Made his first Syracuse start in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and had three catches for 21 yards ... At Maryland (9/7), caught seven passes for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns ... Had two catches for 16 yards versus Clemson (9/14) ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), made six catches for 141 yards and tied his personal-best with two TD receptions to earn ACC Receiver of the Week honors ... Jackson's two scoring plays against the Broncos covered 59 and 46 yards, respectively ... Against Holy Cross (9/28), snagged six balls for 58 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown ... Made nine catches for 106 yards and a touchdown at NC State (10/10) ... Against Pittsburgh (10/18), registered 76 yards on five receptions ... Caught five passes for the second game in row at Florida State (10/26) and finished with 57 receiving yards against the Seminoles ... Had eight catches for 148 yards and equaled his career high with two TDs for the third time in 2019 ... The performance included a career-long, 85-yard touchdown catch ... At Duke (11/16), had two receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown ... At Louisville (11/23), caught three passes for 64 yards and touchdown, while rushing once for five yards ... Made a career-best 10 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown to help the Orange to a 39-30 overtime victory against Wake Forest (11/30).
2018: Redshirt season ... Did not play in the regular season while completing his NCAA-mandated year in residency for transfer students ... Made his Syracuse debut versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl and had three receptions for 27 yards, including a 14-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore Year (2017 at Michigan State): Played in 12 games (four starts) ... Had 12 receptions for 143 yards (11.9 avg.) ... In his first career start, snagged three balls for 41 yards versus Bowling Green (9/2) ... Set season highs for catches (5), yards (69) and made a season-long reception of 22 yards versus Notre Dame (9/23) ... Also threw his first career pass against the Fighting Irish, completing a 5-yard toss to Brian Lewerke on a double pass ... Did not play against Minnesota (10/14) due to injury ... Made two catches for 22 yards at Ohio State (11/11).
Freshman Year (2016 at Michigan State): Played in nine games … Had five catches for 89 yards (17.8 avg.) and a touchdown ... Made his college debut versus Wisconsin (9/24) ... Tallied his first career reception for a gain of seven yards versus Northwestern (10/15) ... Had two catches for 15 yards versus Michigan (10/29) ... Against Rutgers (11/12), earned one of MSU’s three “Unsung Hero” awards after catching two passes for 67 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown.
High School: Four-year starter for Coach Ron Bellamy at West Bloomfield ... Saw action at quarterback, wide receiver, cornerback and kick returner as a senior ... Ranked among the nation’s top prospects by Scout.com (No. 157) and 247Sports.com (No. 222) ... Rated among the country’s top wide receivers by Scout.com (No. 25), 247Sports.com (No. 43) and Rivals.com (No. 56) ... No. 49 athlete in the Class of 2016, according to ESPN ... PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection ... Rated among the state’s top seniors by 247Sports.com (No. 7), the Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 10), the Lansing State Journal (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 13) ... Named to the Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State First Team as a specialist ... Detroit Free Press Division I All-State selection as a quarterback ... Selected to The Detroit News “Dream Team” as an athlete ... Earned a spot on the MLive.com Detroit “Dream Team” Offense as a multi-purpose player ... Accounted for 1,810 total yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, while leading the Lakers to a perfect 9-0 regular season and a 9-1 overall record ... Completed nearly 70 percent of his passes (120-of-174) for 1,373 yards and 15 TDs in 2015 ... Also rushed 93 times for 437 yards (4.7 avg.) and eight TDs, and had 17 receptions for 239 yards (14.1 avg.) and three scores ... Played for the East team in the 34th annual Michigan High School Football Coaches All-Star Game and caught six passes for 62 yards ... Accounted for nearly 3,000 total yards as a junior and led the Lakers to a 9-2 record ... Four-year starter on the West Bloomfield basketball team … Two-time selection to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class A All-State Team ... Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class A All-State Basketball Team (honorable mention) and MLive.com Detroit “Dream Team” (third team) as a senior ... Averaged 22.5 points, four assists, four rebounds and four steals as a junior on his way to Associated Press Class A Honorable Mention All-State honors ... Earned Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-North recognition in 2014-15 after leading the Lakers to an 18-3 record and their first league title in 13 years.
Personal: Trishton Othello Jackson ... Born in March 1998 in Detroit, Michigan ... Son of Carol and Obbie Jackson ... Three brothers ... Brother, Obbie, was a defensive back at Western Michigan ... Cousin, Braylon Edwards, was an All-America receiver at Michigan and played nine seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns (2005-09), New York Jets (2009-10, 2012-13), San Francisco 49ers (2011) and Seattle Seahawks (2012) ... Human development and family science major.
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