Ja’Quinden Jackson’s college career at running back started out of necessity. With Tavion Thomas’s availability changing game to game and Chris Curry’s season-ending injury, Jackson — who entered the 2022 season as a quarterback — moved to running back. The position wasn’t completely foreign to him — he played running back in junior high and his freshman year of high school before transitioning to quarterback — but being able to contribute against Power Five teams is a big leap from high school football.
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