University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Daniel Jackson
- Position:
- C/OF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Sandy Springs, Ga.
- High School:
- North Springs HS
- Prev School:
- Wofford
2026 (Junior/Georgia): Winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as the top college baseball player in the country, also received the Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award and named the 2026 Division I National Position Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods
*Currently one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award (winner announced June 29th)
*Started all 67 games including 57 at catcher and 10 as a designated hitter as the Bulldogs went 53-14 and reached the semifinals of the College World Series (CWS)
*Georgia finished tied for third at the CWS after claiming the NCAA Athens Regional and Super Regional as the national No. 3 seed, won the SEC regular season title for the first time since 2008 and first-ever SEC Tournament crown
*Consensus All-American who became only the third player in Division 1 history (and the first catcher) to register at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season
*Only the third player in SEC history to capture the Triple Crown as he led the league with a .379 batting average, 32 home runs and a school record 87 RBI plus was 26-for-28 in stolen base attempts
*Led the nation in total bases (212) and runs scored (88) and finished second in hits (100), home runs (32) and RBI (87)
*Named National Player of the Year by Perfect Game
*Named SEC Player of the Year and First Team All-SEC by league coaches plus made SEC All-Tournament Team and named SEC Tournament MVP
*Selected to NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
*Fielded .997 in 593 total chances with just two errors and set a school record for a catcher with 549 putouts plus threw out 34 percent of base stealers (15-for-44).
2025 (Sophomore/Georgia): Appeared in 45 games with 36 starts at five different positions (12-C, 10-RF, 8-DH, 4-LF, 2-1B) as the Bulldogs went 43-17 (18-12) and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Batted .240 with three doubles, 14 home runs, 36 RBI and 19 walks plus was 12-for-12 in stolen bases
*Blasted three-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning to complete sweep of No. 11 Auburn
*Hit .500 (3-for-6) with a double, home run and two RBI in the road series against No. 23 Alabama
*Hit .353 (6-for-17) with a double, two home runs, six runs scored and five RBI in a sweep of Florida Gulf Coast
*Smashed two home runs in a game in wins over Florida Gulf Coast and West Georgia
*Hit .286 (2-for-7) in NCAA Athens Regional and both hits were three-run home runs for a career-high six RBI in the win over Binghamton
*Posted a .991 fielding percentage at catcher in 113 total chances and an overall fielding percentage of .981 in 157 total chances
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Freshman/Wofford): Played in 56 games with 54 starts, mostly at catcher for J.J. Edwards
*Batted .357 with 12 home runs and his 69 RBI ranked fifth in the Southern Conference (SoCon)
*Totaled 74 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 52 runs and 31 walks
*Posted a .997 fielding percentage with just one error in 340 total chances
*Threw out 33 percent of runners with just nine attempts plus had three passed balls
*Named NCBWA Freshman All-America Second Team
*Named All-SoCon Second Team by the media and coaches as well as SoCon Freshman of the Year and SoCon All-Freshman Team
*Made debut as starting catcher against Bucknell and recorded first hit with two runs and a stolen base
*Recorded four RBI with two hits, including a double, while scoring three runs against Fordham
*Hit first home run versus Fordham (3/3) and tallied three RBI in back-to-back games against Lafayette
*Recorded two RBI with two hits and home run against The Citadel in game one of a doubleheader
*Recorded three RBI with two hits, including a homer, against Presbyterian
*Clubbed a homer at Mercer as part of three hits and four RBI performance
*Recorded three hits at Gardner-Webb (5/3) with an RBI
*Notched three hits and two RBI at Presbyterian
*Reached base four times with a walk and three hits, including a triple and a home run, while adding five RBI against
High Samford
*Hit a home run and tallied three RBI against Western Carolina in the SoCon Tournament
*In the SoCon Championship against Samford (5/26), scored three times and drove in two runs with three hits, including a home run and double
*Aided in Wofford’s first NCAA Tournament win with a double and RBI against LIU in the Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
High School: A graduate of North Springs where he played for Dewayne Crowder
*Helped the Spartans claim a pair of region championships while also earning two all-region honors
*Named a county all-star for the state of Georgia
*Batted .438 with a .546 OB% as a junior
Personal: Born Nov. 24, 2004
*Son of Dan Jackson and Brandi Adjmi
*Has two siblings, Joshua Clore and Alexandra Jackson
*Major: Sport Management
*Currently one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award (winner announced June 29th)
*Started all 67 games including 57 at catcher and 10 as a designated hitter as the Bulldogs went 53-14 and reached the semifinals of the College World Series (CWS)
*Georgia finished tied for third at the CWS after claiming the NCAA Athens Regional and Super Regional as the national No. 3 seed, won the SEC regular season title for the first time since 2008 and first-ever SEC Tournament crown
*Consensus All-American who became only the third player in Division 1 history (and the first catcher) to register at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season
*Only the third player in SEC history to capture the Triple Crown as he led the league with a .379 batting average, 32 home runs and a school record 87 RBI plus was 26-for-28 in stolen base attempts
*Led the nation in total bases (212) and runs scored (88) and finished second in hits (100), home runs (32) and RBI (87)
*Named National Player of the Year by Perfect Game
*Named SEC Player of the Year and First Team All-SEC by league coaches plus made SEC All-Tournament Team and named SEC Tournament MVP
*Selected to NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
*Fielded .997 in 593 total chances with just two errors and set a school record for a catcher with 549 putouts plus threw out 34 percent of base stealers (15-for-44).
2025 (Sophomore/Georgia): Appeared in 45 games with 36 starts at five different positions (12-C, 10-RF, 8-DH, 4-LF, 2-1B) as the Bulldogs went 43-17 (18-12) and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Batted .240 with three doubles, 14 home runs, 36 RBI and 19 walks plus was 12-for-12 in stolen bases
*Blasted three-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning to complete sweep of No. 11 Auburn
*Hit .500 (3-for-6) with a double, home run and two RBI in the road series against No. 23 Alabama
*Hit .353 (6-for-17) with a double, two home runs, six runs scored and five RBI in a sweep of Florida Gulf Coast
*Smashed two home runs in a game in wins over Florida Gulf Coast and West Georgia
*Hit .286 (2-for-7) in NCAA Athens Regional and both hits were three-run home runs for a career-high six RBI in the win over Binghamton
*Posted a .991 fielding percentage at catcher in 113 total chances and an overall fielding percentage of .981 in 157 total chances
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Freshman/Wofford): Played in 56 games with 54 starts, mostly at catcher for J.J. Edwards
*Batted .357 with 12 home runs and his 69 RBI ranked fifth in the Southern Conference (SoCon)
*Totaled 74 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 52 runs and 31 walks
*Posted a .997 fielding percentage with just one error in 340 total chances
*Threw out 33 percent of runners with just nine attempts plus had three passed balls
*Named NCBWA Freshman All-America Second Team
*Named All-SoCon Second Team by the media and coaches as well as SoCon Freshman of the Year and SoCon All-Freshman Team
*Made debut as starting catcher against Bucknell and recorded first hit with two runs and a stolen base
*Recorded four RBI with two hits, including a double, while scoring three runs against Fordham
*Hit first home run versus Fordham (3/3) and tallied three RBI in back-to-back games against Lafayette
*Recorded two RBI with two hits and home run against The Citadel in game one of a doubleheader
*Recorded three RBI with two hits, including a homer, against Presbyterian
*Clubbed a homer at Mercer as part of three hits and four RBI performance
*Recorded three hits at Gardner-Webb (5/3) with an RBI
*Notched three hits and two RBI at Presbyterian
*Reached base four times with a walk and three hits, including a triple and a home run, while adding five RBI against
High Samford
*Hit a home run and tallied three RBI against Western Carolina in the SoCon Tournament
*In the SoCon Championship against Samford (5/26), scored three times and drove in two runs with three hits, including a home run and double
*Aided in Wofford’s first NCAA Tournament win with a double and RBI against LIU in the Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
High School: A graduate of North Springs where he played for Dewayne Crowder
*Helped the Spartans claim a pair of region championships while also earning two all-region honors
*Named a county all-star for the state of Georgia
*Batted .438 with a .546 OB% as a junior
Personal: Born Nov. 24, 2004
*Son of Dan Jackson and Brandi Adjmi
*Has two siblings, Joshua Clore and Alexandra Jackson
*Major: Sport Management
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