2021 Football Roster
Kearis Jackson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Valley, Ga.
- High School:
- Peach County
Career Highs
* 9 receptions vs. Auburn, 2020
* 147 receiving yards vs. Auburn, 2020
* Long catch of 49 yards vs. Auburn, 2019
* Long punt return of 52 yards vs. South Carolina, 2020
* Long KO return of 56 yards vs. Florida, 2020
2022: Played in all 15 games, starting in three and finished with receptions for 320 yards...also returned 18 kickoffs for a 21.7 average...had one catch for 20 yards agianst TCU in the CFP National Championship Game...logged one catch for 35 yards against Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on the game winning drive...season-high four catches for 69 yards in win at Mississippi State...caught three passes for 45 yards in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...also had a 36-yard kickoff return against the Ducks...had two receptions for 28 yards in win over Florida...caught two passes for 35 yards in win over Vanderbilt...also had a 28-yard punt return vs. the Commodores...caught two passes for 19 yards in win over Samford...had one catch for eight yards in first starting assignment of the season in win at South Carolina...named to the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team...named pre-season All-SEC First Team as a return specialist by the media attending the SEC Media Days event...named to the preseason watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, which recognizes one player annually for his community service activity...named one of four co-captains for the Kentucky game.
2021: Played in all 15 games, starting in two, and finished with 16 receptions on the season for 194 yards and a TD...season-best receiving game (3 for 59 yards, including a 36-yard TD catch) came in win over Florida...caught a pair of passes for 35 yards in win at Vanderbilt...caught two passes for 17 yards in win over South Carolina...named one of three team captains for the South Carolina game...the Bulldogs’ punt returner in all 15 games...finished with 22 returns for 189 yards (8.6 avg.), including a long return of 41 yards vs. Charleston Southern...ranked 19th nationally (4th in SEC) in punt return average...also had five KO returns for a 21.0-yard average...Pre-Season All-SEC Third Team as a return specialist, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches.
2020: Georgia's leading receiver, with 36 catches (tied with G. Pickens for team honors) for 514 yards and three TDs...also the Bulldogs' leading punt and kickoff returner...his career-best 52-yard punt return vs. South Carolina put him atop the SEC rankings in that category...set career highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (147) and long catch (49) in win over Auburn...four catches for 91 yards and a 21-yard TD catch vs. Tennessee...four receptions for 55 yards, including a 40-yard TD grab, vs. Miss. State...caught a team-best, six passes for 62 yards in season-opening win at Arkansas...also had a pair of punt returns for 34 yards, including a 19-yarder...named one of three student representatives on the UGA Athletics Board of Directors...also UGA's representative at the SEC Football Leadership Council...named one of three team captains for the Tennessee and Mississippi State games.
2019: Played in 11 of 14 games, with seven starts...had five catches for 79 yards...started the season opener at Vanderbilt and caught two passes 31 yards before leaving the game with a hand injury...also had two punt returns for 11 yards...missed three contests because of injury...had a 13-yard reception and a punt return of five yards vs. Missouri...caught one pass for 22 yards vs. Texas A&M.
2018: Saw action in four of 14 games...had one carry for six yards in the MTSU game...missed the season opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury...Enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills.
High School: Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...named to Nike’s ‘The Opening’ finals... one of 11 high school football players recognized in Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Preseason Super 11...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #251 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 WR in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #130 prospect in the nation, #23 wide receiver nationally, #16 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #172 prospect nationally, #30 wide receiver in the nation, #20 overall prospect in the state of Georgia...named to the 2017 All-State First Team offense by the AJC and the Second Team offense by the Associated Press...collected 47 receptions for 852 yards his senior season, averaging 18.1 yards per catch with nine touchdowns, guiding the Trojans to a 13-2 record and a runner-up finish in the 2017 GHSA 3A state championship...his junior year, recorded 52 catches for 739 yards and nine receiving and four rushing touchdowns, leading Peach County to a 12-2 season and the semifinals of the 2016 GHSA 3A state championship...in addition to football, also lettered in track...Won the 2017 Class 3A state shot put championship...led Peach County to three 4A region championships and received two Men’s High Point Awards...as well as shot put, competed in the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, and discus events.
Personal: Full name: KEARIS JAMARCUS JACKSON...received his undergraduate degree in Housing Management & Policy during Fall 2021 commencement exercises...recipient of the Vickie & Leon Farmer and Joe B. Maxwell Family Scholarships.
