2022 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Deion Sanders, the Tigers played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson State won their second straight SWAC East Division championship and their second straight SWAC title under Sanders leadership, finishing the regular season undefeated, 12–0. The Tigers played MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the 2022 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, and lost. Sanders resigned as the team's head coach after winning the SWAC championship on December 3, 2022 to become the head coach at Colorado.

2022 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 43–24 vs Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 34–41 OTvs. North Carolina Central
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	12–1 (8–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Deion Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brett Bartolone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thurman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Florida A&M		7	–	1					9	–	2
Alabama State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State		2	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy		5	–	3					7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Alcorn State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Grambling State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M	No. 15	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN2	W 59–3	39,907
September 10	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State*	No. 13	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 16–3	51,351
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 66–24	34,451
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 49–7	28,265
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	No. 8	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	W 26–12	28,332
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 8т	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	W 48–8	22,373
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Campbell*	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 22–14	51,596
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Southern	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry/College GameDay)	ESPN3	W 35–0	53,885
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	No. 9	PNC Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 41–14	21,092
November 12	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	No. 9	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	W 27–13	32,300
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	No. 10	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (Soul Bowl)	ESPN+	W 24–13	31,017
December 3	4:00 p.m.	Southern*	No. 10	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	W 43–24	53,754
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina Central*	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	L 34–41 OT	49,670
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	15	13	11	11	9	8	8т	9 (2)	9 (1)	9	9	10	10	16
FCS Coaches	17	15	11	11	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	11

Roster

2022 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Camron Buckley GS QB 2 Shedeur Sanders So WR 3 Kevin Coleman Jr. Fr WR 4 Dallas Daniels GS WR 5 Shane Hooks Sr WR 6 Mark Pope GS QB 7 J. P. Andrade Sr RB 8 JD Martin Jr WR 9 Quaydarius Davis Fr WR 10 Willie Gaines Jr WR 11 Rico Powers  So QB 12 Greyson Thompson  So WR 13 Malachi Wideman  Jr WR 14 Christian Allen  So WR 15 Trevonte Rucker So QB 16 Norman Douglas Jr.  Jr QB 17 Bronson McClelland So QB 18 Matthew Ricciardi-Vitale GS RB 22 Christopher Smith So WR 23 Tayari Sherwood So RB 24 Desmond Moultrie So RB 25 Tyson Alexander  So WR 26 J. J. Weeks Fr WR 29 Andre Hunt Jr RB 33 Caleb Jolivette Sr RB 36 Sy'veon Wilkerson So RB 38 Santee Marshall Sr RB 40 Donovan Hunt  Fr RB 44 Reginald Swinton Fr RB 47 Kevin May  Fr RB 49 Emari Matthews Fr OL 51 Zachary Breaux GS OL 54 Shauntavis Vardaman GS OL 56 Tyler Brown So OL 59 Trace Shumans So OL 61 Keivion Whaley So OL 63 Amari Ward Fr OL 64 Deontae Graham  Jr OL 66 Josiah Laban Fr OL 67 Elliot Blackmon Jr OL 70 Kirk Ford  So OL 71 Evan Henry So OL 72 Demetri Jordan Sr OL 73 Willis Patrick Sr OL 74 Tony Gray  Sr OL 77 Jasper Friis Jr OL 79 Devin Hayes GS TE 81 Jency Riley So WR 82 David Studstill Jr WR 83 Kobe Paul  Fr TE 84 Hayden Hagler Jr TE 86 DJ Stevens GS TE 88 Alex Henton  So WR 89 Julian Smith So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 De'Jahn Warren Sr DB 5 Ke'Vric Wiggins Jr. So S 6 John Huggins Jr S 7 Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig So S 9 Gregory Grate GS CB 12 Travis Hunter Fr S 19 Herman Smith III So S 21 Shilo Sanders  So DL 22 Antonio Doyle Jr CB 23 Isaiah Bolden Sr CB 26 Anthony Petty So CB 27 Jalin Hughes So CB 28 Tayvion Beasley Fr S 29 Jalen Alexander GS DL 31 Jason Mercier Sr LB 32 Jurriente Davis Jr CB 33 Delano Salgado GS S 35 Michael Thompson Sr CB 36 Marquis Johnson Sr S 39 Dazerick Patton Fr CB 40 Frankie Dunn  Fr DL 41 Michael Pleas Jr. So LB 42 Jeremiah Brown So LB 44 Daelyn Dunn Sr LB 45 Aubrey Miller Jr. Sr LB 47 Baron Hopson So LB 48 Cole Cucitrone Jr DL 50 Charlton Goodell So LB 51 Jackson Barry Fr LB 52 Khalil Arrington Jr LB 53 Donald Turley  Fr LB 54 Bobby Ragas So LB 57 Nyles Gaddy  So DL 60 Tre'von Riggins  So DL 62 Kejuan Barbee So DL 65 Timontre Graham Sr DL 68 Rufus Carl Jones  Fr DL 75 Zyon Walker So DL 90 Katron Evans So DL 91 Josh Griffis Jr DL 92 Justin Ragin GS DL 93 Kris Cassel Fr DL 94 Tru Thompson  Jr DL 95 Julius Reynolds  Fr DL 96 Jelani Davis Jr DL 97 Devonta Davis So DL 98 Jacob Humphrey So DL 99 Jeremiah Williams  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 30 Lane McGregor Sr K 35 Glenn Misiak  So LS 37 Jacob Politte  Fr K 39 Gerardo Baeza So K 43 Alejandro Mata Fr P 46 Sam Johnson Jr LS 58 Aarion Hartman GS	Head coach Deion Sanders Coordinators/assistant coaches Brett Bartolone (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks) Dennis Thurman (Defensive coordinator) Alan Ricard (Special Teams coordinator) Gary Harrell (Running backs) Andre' Hart (Linebackers) Mike Markuson (Offensive line) Kevin Mathis (Cornerbacks) Tim Brewster (Tight ends) T. C. Taylor (Wide receivers) Jeff Weeks (Defensive line) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 28, 2022

Game summaries

Vs. Florida A&M (Orange Blossom Classic)

See also: 2022 Florida A&M Rattlers football team and Orange Blossom Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 15 Tigers	7	17	21	14	59

Statistics	FAMU	JKST
First downs	13	27
Total yards	155	471
Rushing yards	34	139
Passing yards	121	332
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing	Jeremy Moussa	11/27, 102 yards, INT
	Rushing	Terrell Jennings	9 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Darian Oxendine	1 reception, 32 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	29/33, 323 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	13 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Vs. Tennessee State (Southern Heritage Classic)

See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team and Southern Heritage Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 JKST Tigers	0	6	3	7	16
TNST Tigers	3	0	0	0	3

Statistics	JKST	TNST
First downs	24	11
Total yards	418	140
Rushing yards	142	2
Passing yards	276	138
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:47	26:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/44, 276 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	6 receptions, 51 yards
Tennessee State	Passing	Draylen Ellis	10/24, 138 yards
	Rushing	Devon Starling	18 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Cam Wyche	2 receptions, 52 yards

Grambling State

See also: 2022 Grambling State Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
GRAM Tigers	7	10	0	7	24
No. 11 JKST Tigers	14	7	24	21	66

Statistics	GRAM	JKST
First downs	10	32
Total yards	239	608
Rushing yards	116	195
Passing yards	123	413
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	24:51	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grambling State	Passing	Quaterius Hawkins	12/30, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Maurice Washington	3 rushes, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lyndon Rash	4 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	22/34, 357 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	23 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	7 receptions, 120 yards, 3 TD

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2022 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 Tigers	14	7	21	7	49

Statistics	MVSU	JKST
First downs	9	28
Total yards	217	625
Rushing yards	181	200
Passing yards	36	425
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:23	25:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing	Jamari Jones	3/12, 36 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Caleb Johnson	11 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Jacory Rankin	1 reception, 25 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	40/51, 425 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	6 rushes, 118 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	10 receptions, 142 yards

At Alabama State

See also: 2022 Alabama State Hornets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	0	10	7	9	26
Hornets	6	0	0	6	12

Statistics	JKST	ALST
First downs	27	13
Total yards	441	177
Rushing yards	109	39
Passing yards	332	138
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:02	24:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/46, 332 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	19 rushes, 88 yards
	Receiving	Willie Gaines	4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Alabama State	Passing	Myles Crawley	10/17, 78 yards, INT
	Rushing	Santo Dunn	6 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Kisean Johnson	4 receptions, 49 yards, TD

At Bethune–Cookman

See also: 2022 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8т Tigers	21	9	9	9	48
Wildcats	0	0	0	8	8

Statistics	JKST	BCU
First downs	26	10
Total yards	496	158
Rushing yards	224	39
Passing yards	272	119
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:56	27:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	36/48, 272 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Santee Marshall	10 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	7 receptions, 55 yards, 2 TD
Bethune–Cookman	Passing	Jalon Jones	9/24, 90 yards, TD
	Rushing	Que'shaun Byrd	7 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Dylaan Lee	2 receptions, 36 yards

Campbell

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	0	7	14
No. 9 Tigers	3	6	6	7	22

Statistics	CAM	JKST
First downs	13	20
Total yards	247	411
Rushing yards	110	178
Passing yards	137	233
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:06	32:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	15/28, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lamagea McDowell	9 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Julian Hill	4 receptions, 33 yards, TD
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23/31, 233 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	24 carries, 116 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	6 receptions, 63 yards

Southern

See also: 2022 Southern Jaguars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Tigers	0	22	6	7	35

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs	10	22
Total yards	221	362
Rushing yards	136	154
Passing yards	85	208
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Besean McCray	9/26, 85 yards, INT
	Rushing	Karl Ligon	17 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Cassius Allen	6 receptions, 63 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	18/33, 194 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dallas Daniels	5 receptions, 67 yards

At Texas Southern

See also: 2022 Texas Southern Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 JSU Tigers	21	0	13	7	41
TXSO Tigers	7	0	7	0	14

Statistics	JKST	TXSO
First downs	24	13
Total yards	491	262
Rushing yards	232	130
Passing yards	259	132
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:06	25:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23/30, 252 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	26 carries, 214 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	DJ Stevens	3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Texas Southern	Passing	Andrew Body	9/23, 132 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jacorey Howard	14 carries, 38 yards, TD
	Receiving	Randy Masters	1 reception, 43 yards

Vs. Alabama A&M

See also: 2022 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Tigers	7	14	6	0	27
Bulldogs	10	0	0	3	13

Statistics	AAMU	JKST
First downs	20	18
Total yards	318	353
Rushing yards	183	151
Passing yards	135	202
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	34:49	25:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama A&M	Passing	Xavier Lankford	8/17, 72 yards
	Rushing	Donovan Eaglin	22 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Terrell Gardner	4 receptions, 47 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	13/24, 183 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	4 receptions, 40 yards, TD

At Alcorn State (Soul Bowl)

See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team and Soul Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Tigers	3	14	0	7	24
Braves	0	7	3	3	13

Statistics	JKST	ALCN
First downs	15	15
Total yards	258	251
Rushing yards	42	68
Passing yards	216	183
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	18/29, 216 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	21 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	2 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Alcorn State	Passing	Tre Lawrence	8/23, 153 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jarveon Howard	28 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Monterio Hunt	4 receptions, 109 yards

Southern (SWAC Championship)

See also: 2022 SWAC Football Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	0	24
No. 10 Tigers	26	7	10	0	43

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs	20	25
Total yards	412	439
Rushing yards	195	119
Passing yards	217	320
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	27:57	32:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Glendon McDaniel	15/34, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Glendon McDaniel	20 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ed Magee	3 receptions, 68 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/43, 320 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Willie Gaines	7 receptions, 76 yards

Vs. North Carolina Central (Celebration Bowl)

See also: 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team and 2022 Celebration Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 10 Tigers	7	14	0	13	0	34
Eagles	10	7	9	8	7	41

Statistics	JKST	NCCU
First downs	24	24
Total yards	417	482
Rushing yards	68	276
Passing yards	349	206
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	21:51	38:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	30/40, 349 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Sy'veon Wilkerson	15 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Coleman Jr.	7 receptions, 137 yards, TD
North Carolina Central	Passing	Davius Richard	15/20, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Latrell Collier	17 rushes, 98 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. J. Hicks	3 receptions, 84 yards