Daniel Jackson

ANALYSIS
Jackson accounted for two of the Golden Gophers' four touchdowns and all but one of the team's three offensive scores. The junior wideout went up and over a Syracuse defender for his first touchdown, hauling in a 20-yard pass by sixth-year senior Tanner Morgan, who stepped in after new starting quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was forced out with a lower-body injury in the second quarter. Jackson then grabbed a screen pass near the line of scrimmage and followed his blockers 25 yards into the end zone for Minnesota's final score late in the third quarter. The 6-foot wideout finished his third season with a 37-557-5 stat line, pacing the Golden Gophers in both receiving yards and touchdowns. He should be primed for another prominent role alongside returning senior wideout Chris Autman-Bell (knee) when Kaliakmanis is presumably named the starting quarterback heading into 2023.