Ohio State without Ja'Kobi Jackson

without , this season

Ohio State is 1–1 without Ja'Kobi Jackson this season and 5–1 with him.

Out, per the Big Ten's availability report for Oct 31, 2026.

, a game

This season

Measure	With Ja'Kobi Jackson6 games	Without2 games	Difference
Record	5–1	1–1
Points, over expected	+8.7	−11.4	+20.1
Rushing yards, over expected	+2.2	+4.7	−2.6
Against the line	+0.9	−8.8	+9.7
Points allowed, over expected	−4.0	−2.6	−1.5
Margin, over expected	+9.4	−9.8	+19.2
Carries, over expected	+0.5	+3.2	−2.7
Yards a carry	4.43	3.53	+0.90
Passing yards, over expected	+58.3	−22.8	+81.2
Pass attempts, over expected	−1.2	+4.8	−6.0
Total yards, over expected	+52.0	−22.6	+74.6
Third-down conversion rate, over expected	+1.5%	+4.2%	−2.8
Penalty yards, over expected	−5.5	+8.9	−14.4

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Ja'Kobi Jackson6 games	Without2 games	Difference
Record	5–1	1–1
Points, over expected	+8.7	−11.4	+20.1
Rushing yards, over expected	+2.2	+4.7	−2.6
Against the line	+0.9	−8.8	+9.7
Points allowed, over expected	−4.0	−2.6	−1.5
Margin, over expected	+9.4	−9.8	+19.2
Carries, over expected	+0.5	+3.2	−2.7
Yards a carry	4.43	3.53	+0.90
Passing yards, over expected	+58.3	−22.8	+81.2
Pass attempts, over expected	−1.2	+4.8	−6.0
Total yards, over expected	+52.0	−22.6	+74.6
Third-down conversion rate, over expected	+1.5%	+4.2%	−2.8
Penalty yards, over expected	−5.5	+8.9	−14.4

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Ja'Kobi Jackson	Without	Difference
Julian Sayin, QB
Passing yards	295.3	235.0	+60.3
Pass attempts	27.2	29.0	−1.8
Bo Jackson, RB
Rushing yards	76.7	88.5	−11.8
Carries	14.8	19.5	−4.7
Jeremiah Smith, WR
Receiving yards	152.7	75.5	+77.2
Receptions	8.0	7.0	+1.0
Luke Fahey, QB
Passing yards	101.5	130.0	−28.5
Pass attempts	5.5	20.0	−14.5
Isaiah West, RB
Rushing yards	16.0	55.0	−39.0
Carries	4.4	9.5	−5.1

Measure	With Ja'Kobi Jackson	Without	Difference
Jeremiah Smith, WR
Receiving yards	152.7	75.5	+77.2
Receptions	8.0	7.0	+1.0
Brandon Inniss, WR
Receiving yards	36.8	6.0	+30.8
Receptions	2.5	1.0	+1.5

Date	Game	Result
Oct 31, 2026	@USC	L 18–30
Oct 17, 2026	@Indiana	W 19–15

With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
Why he’s out: the Big Ten's availability report for Oct 31, 2026.