University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Kaleb Jackson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Liberty Magnet
2025 Junior Season at LSU
- Appeared in four games during his third season at LSU and redshirted
- Rushed seven times for 16 yards and added five receptions for 33 yards
- Finished the season with 49 total yards from scrimmage
2024 Sophomore Season at LSU
- Played in all 13 games, seeing action at running back and on special teams
- Played 128 offensive snaps and 80 on special teams (55 kickoff coverage, 16 punt return, 9 kickoff return)
- Rushed 44 times for 150 yards
- Caught 6 passes for 46 yards
- Had best outing of season with 7 carries for 27 yards, including a 19-yard run, in road win over South Carolina
- The 19-yard run came on the opening play of the second half
- Followed that with 6 carries for 26 yards in win over UCLA
- Had 5 carries for 30 yards, including a 12-yard run, in road win over Arkansas
- Had a career-best 3 catches for 23 yards vs. UCLA
2023 True Freshman Season at LSU
- Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman, seeing action at both running back and kickoff returner
- Played 70 snaps at running back – seeing action at the position in all but 2 games (Florida State and Missouri)
- Returned 10 kickoffs for 249 yards
- Had a long return of 60 yards in win over Auburn
- The 60-yard return came early in third quarter, setting up a touchdown 8 plays later
- Against Mississippi State in his SEC debut, had a highlight reel 13-yard run, barreling over a Bulldog defender for additional yardage where that play made the SportsCenter Top 10 list the next night
- Rushed for a season-best 62 yards and 2 TDs on 11 carries in Tiger Stadium debut vs. Grambling
- Rushed for 19 yards and a TD in win over Florida
- Scored on a 1-yard run just before halftime tying the game at 14-14 in LSU’s ReliaQuest Bowl win over Wisconsin
- Caught 2 passes for 24 yards vs. Auburn and had a pair of receptions for 15 yards in win over Mississippi State
- Averaged 5.3 yards per carry
Prep / High School
- Standout running back at Liberty Magnet in Baton Rouge
- Louisiana’s top-rated running back for the Class of 2023
- Saw limited action as a senior in 2022 due to injury suffered in season-opener
- Had breakout season in 2021, rushing for 2,031 yards and 29 touchdowns
- Averaged 14.7 yards per carry
- In 2021, ran for over 100 yards in all 11 games he appeared in
- Averaged 184.6 yards rushing per game
- Added 21 receptions for 394 yards and 4 TDs
- Invited to participate in U.S. Army Bowl
- Placed fourth in the Class 4A 100-meter dash at the LHSAA outdoor track meet with a time of 10.89
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