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Jersey Number 7
Barry Jackson Jr.
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Ellenwood, Georgia
- High School:
- Cedar Grove
Transfer from Cincinnati, who brings 28 games (2 starts) of experience to South Main and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Cincinnati
2025
Played in all 12 games on special teams (36 plays) with a season-high 11 vs. Navy in the Liberty Bowl.
2024
Played in 10 games (67 snaps), making two starts at wide receiver…Caught three passes for 22 yards and rushed seven times for 21 yards…Longest reception was a 12-yard catch in the win at UCF…Also logged receptions vs. Towson and Houston and saw action on a career-best 18 offensive snaps vs. the Cougars.
2023
Appeared in four games while preserving his redshirt… Finished the season with four receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown…Recorded the longest play of the season for the Bearcats, hauling in a 65-yard touchdown from quarterback Brady Lichtenberg against Eastern Kentucky.
Cedar Grove High School
Georgia 3A All-State selection as a senior for coach John Adams while leading Cedar Grove to an 11-3 record and a return to the Georgia 3A state championship in 2022… Four-star recruit according to Rivals and one of the top 50 prospects in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports … Caught 28 passes for 510 yards and seven scores as a junior in 2021, helping lead Cedar Grove to a 3A state championship … Picked Cincinnati over reported offers from Nebraska and Duke, among others.
Personal
Full Name: Barry Jackson Jr. … Birthday: December 24… Parents: Barry Jackson Sr. and April Jackson… Five sisters… Rice College: Duncan.
Duncan College
Cincinnati
2025
Played in all 12 games on special teams (36 plays) with a season-high 11 vs. Navy in the Liberty Bowl.
2024
Played in 10 games (67 snaps), making two starts at wide receiver…Caught three passes for 22 yards and rushed seven times for 21 yards…Longest reception was a 12-yard catch in the win at UCF…Also logged receptions vs. Towson and Houston and saw action on a career-best 18 offensive snaps vs. the Cougars.
2023
Appeared in four games while preserving his redshirt… Finished the season with four receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown…Recorded the longest play of the season for the Bearcats, hauling in a 65-yard touchdown from quarterback Brady Lichtenberg against Eastern Kentucky.
Cedar Grove High School
Georgia 3A All-State selection as a senior for coach John Adams while leading Cedar Grove to an 11-3 record and a return to the Georgia 3A state championship in 2022… Four-star recruit according to Rivals and one of the top 50 prospects in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports … Caught 28 passes for 510 yards and seven scores as a junior in 2021, helping lead Cedar Grove to a 3A state championship … Picked Cincinnati over reported offers from Nebraska and Duke, among others.
Personal
Full Name: Barry Jackson Jr. … Birthday: December 24… Parents: Barry Jackson Sr. and April Jackson… Five sisters… Rice College: Duncan.
Duncan College
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
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Saturday, December 04
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