Giles Jackson

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
WR
Height:
5-9
Weight:
188
Hometown:
Antioch, Calif.
High School:
Freedom

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Catches: 7, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 31, 2020)
• Yards: 58, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 31, 2020)
• TDs: 1, vs. Rutgers (Sept. 28, 2019)
• Long: 50, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)

Rushing
• Attempts: 3, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 30, 2019)
• Yards: 32, vs. Michigan State (Nov. 16, 2019)
• Long: 22, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 30, 2019)
• Touchdowns: 1, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 30, 2019)

Kick Returns
• Returns: 4, at Rutgers (Nov. 21, 2020)
• Yards: 159, at Rutgers (Nov. 21, 2020)
• Long: 97, at Maryland (Nov. 2, 2019)
• TDs: 1, 2x, last at Rutgers (Nov. 21, 2020)

Punt Returns
• Returns: 2, 2x (last at Indiana, Nov. 7, 2020)
• Yards: 31, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 31, 2020)
• TDs: None
• Long: 32, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 31, 2020)

At Michigan
• Two-time letterwinner (2019-20)
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2019) as a return specialist
• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 24, 2020)
• One of two players in Michigan history with touchdowns scored via kick return, receiving, and rushing in their freshman season (Gil Chapman, 1972)
• Named the team's Special Teams Rookie of the Year (2019)
• Appeared in 18 games in his career
• Saw action at receiver in 18 contests with three starting assignments

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in five games with three starts at wide receiver and returned kicks in five games as well; led the team in all-purpose yards with 15 catches for 167 yards, carried twice for five yards and had 13 kick returns for 354 yards with a 95-yard touchdown to earn his second varsity letter
• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 24, 2020)
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance against Rutgers
• Registered an eight-yard carry and a five-yard reception at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
• Caught seven passes fro 58 yards against Michigan State (Nov. 1), adding a 32-yard punt return
• Returned five kicks and punts for 73 yards and added two offensive touches at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Caught a thirty-six yard sideline fade against Wisconsin (Nov. 14), his longest reception of the year to that point
• Housed a 95-yard kick return for a touchdown and added four receptions for 50 yards in a start at Rutgers (Nov. 21)

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in all 13 games with one start at wide receiver and also returned kicks; made nine catches for 142 yards with one touchdown and returned 24 kickoffs for 622 yards with one touchdown to earn his first varsity letter
• Named the team's Special Teams Rookie of the Year
• Named to Pro Football Focus College's All-Big Ten Team on special teams (third team, kick returner)
• Returned three kickoffs for 76 total yards in his Wolverine debut, playing on special teams against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31)
• Caught his first career pass and returned three kickoffs for 70 total yards against Army (Sept. 7)
• Played but did not receive a returnable kickoff at Wisconsin (Sept. 21) and at Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Caught from his first career touchdown, a 23-yarder from Joe Milton, and carried once for two yards against Rutgers (Sept. 28), adding one kick return
• Returned one kick for 19 yards and also saw snaps on offense against Iowa (Oct. 5)
• Earned his first career start at wide receiver and returned one kick 10 yards at Penn State (Oct. 19)
• Caught an eight-yard pass and returned one kick-off 23 yards against Notre Dame (Oct. 26)
• Returned the opening kickoff 97 yards at Maryland (Nov. 2) and caught a four-yard reception, joining Gil Chapman (1972) as the only freshmen in U-M history with a kickoff return touchdown
• Rushed twice for 32 yards including a 21-yard jet sweep against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Caught a 50-yard pass at Indiana (Nov. 23) and added seven yards on two carries
• Scored on a jet sweep among three carries for 26 yards and added 80 kick return yards on four tries against Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Totaled a team-high 158 all-purpose yards against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1) with 99 kick return yards including a 50-yarder to go with four catches for 57 yards.

Prep
• Attended Freedom High School (2019) coached by Andrew Cotter
• Led Freedom to the 2018 NCS/Les Schwab Tires Championship Game

Key Statistics
• Caught 63 passes for 1,254 yards and 13 touchdowns senior year; had 38 carries for 207 yards and three TDs, and added a 65-yard punt return for a score
• Rushed 221 times for 1,586 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior, while adding 21 catches for 324 yards and five touchdowns
• Carried the ball only five times for 24 yards as a sophomore, but added 47 receptions for 842 yards and 13 touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• 247.com four-star recruit ranked No. 225 overall, No. 31 in California and No. 30 at wide receiver
• ESPN four-star prospect ranked No. 39 player in California and the No. 26 athlete
• Rivals three-star recruit, rated the No. 37 wide receiver and No. 34 player in California
• Rivals rates him as the No. 229 prospect nationally and the 37th-best receiver in the country
• Attended 2018 The Opening, in Arlington, Texas, posting a 138.36 Nike Football Rating which placed him in the 99th percentile
• Selected to participate in the Polynesian Bowl
• Named co-Most Valuable Player of the Bay Valley Athletic League 2018

Personal
• Giles Jackson was born Dec. 11, 2001
• Son of Derryle Jackson and Gilda Nunley-Jackson
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, studying sport management