Kaleb Jackson

North Carolina Tar HeelsAverage

RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · LSU

3rd String

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Kaleb Jackson is listed 3rd string at RB for North Carolina Tar Heels.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Liberty Magnet, ranked #182 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 51 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #182 NatlTeam Share1%

Baton Rouge, LA

Jersey: #5
Class: RS JR/TR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 234 lbs
Transfer: LSU

Stats

Season	Rush Yds	Rush TD
—	16	0

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★★☆4-star
Composite: 0.9283
National Rank: #182
High School: Liberty Magnet
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated offense; 13th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 51.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 13% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 19% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)

Depth-chart adjustment

-7 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

16 rush yds · 0 TD · 2% of carries

Usage / Involvement3%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.