Jackson Verdugo

TE · #9 · Florida International · SO · 6'4" · 250 · College Station, TX

Projected TE starter

68 2026 receiving yards

7 of 10 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

19 Career games (8 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Florida International	6	6	7-10	68	9.7	0
2025	Florida International	13	2	10-18	101	10.1	1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 11.3 64

Yards per catch 9.7 55

Catch rate 70.0% 54

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Jackson

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

JJ Kohl QB · 1,458 pass yds · 6g

Anthony Carrie RB · 258 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Maguire Anderson WR · 534 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Greg Gaines III WR · 119 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Kyle McNeal WR · 128 rec yds · 5g

The situation

Florida International 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.4% 15

Red zone TD rate 44.4% 1

Line yards per carry 2.2 26

Sack rate allowed 3.0% 87

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	RZ opps	Target share
W1	@ USF	4	1	15	1	8%
W3	@ FAU	2	2	13	0	5%
W4	LIU Sharks	1	1	22	0	5%
W6	NMSU	1	1	4	0	5%
W7	@ JVST	2	2	14	0	5%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#2279

Jessiah McGrew ATH · Florida State University School FIU

#2280 Jayce Cora ATH · Community School Of Naples KENN

#2281

Jackson Verdugo TE · College Station FIU

#2292

Gabe Lovorn LB · South Gibson TULN

#2292 Elijah Hunter Jr. ATH · Fultondale MTU

TEs in the class

#132 Kaleb Morrow Apex ECU

#133

Jonathan Harding The Villages Charter MEM

#134

Jackson Verdugo College Station FIU

#135

Jax Markovich Horizon MASS

#136

Brown Reaves North Myrtle Beach CCAR

2026 · 64th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 31th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.