Tayven Jackson is a Dual-Threat QB for UCF. Tayven's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 334 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.29 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.66 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Jacksonville State (SP+ -7).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsJacksonville State | W17-10 | -6.7 | 17/24 | 282 | 2 | 0 | 58.2 | 5 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 2 | vsNorth Carolina A&T | W68-7 | — | 12/21 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 | 0.51 |
| 4 | vsNorth Carolina | W34-9 | -6.6 | 25/32 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 87.8 | 66 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 5 | @Kansas State | L20-34 | 7.0 | 12/24 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 | 3 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 6 | vsKansas | L20-27 | 4.1 | 14/23 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | -10 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 8 | vsWest Virginia | W45-13 | -6.8 | 23/34 | 277 | 2 | 1 | 89.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 10 | @Baylor | L3-30 | 1.4 | 18/33 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 9.7 | 7 | 0 | -0.26 |
| 11 | vsHouston | L27-30 | 7.4 | 15/29 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 20.8 | 12 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 12 | @Texas Tech | L9-48 | 27.6 | 27/33 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 51.9 | -6 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 13 | vsOklahoma State | W17-14 | -15.1 | 16/25 | 271 | 2 | 2 | 63.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 14 | @BYU | L21-41 | 15.9 | 21/37 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 79.0 | -11 | 0 | 0.13 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.21
- Passing downs
- 0.25
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.21 / 0.42
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).