The case
As a true freshman, produced 1,090 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 179 attempts, plus 19 catches for 200 yards.
RB · Ohio State · Sophomore
Bo Jackson
CHROME AUTO
PPG81.7OVERALL#4RB#14-GAME FORM70.9LATEST GAME73.1
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-118Chrome auto · BCPA-BJ
PAPERBPP-118
CHROMEBCP-118
CHROME AUTOBCPA-BJ
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PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
Receiving usage and a substantial freshman workload distinguish this profile. He is not the Auburn legend of the same name; prior-card searches must enforce that distinction.
The production
2026: 83 yards on nine carries against Ball State; 74 on 19 carries plus four receptions for 37 yards against Texas.
Latest game
The Texas game supplied a tougher workload test than the opener, with 41 total snaps reported by Ohio State.
NEXT CHECK
Watch efficiency under heavier workloads and retention of receiving involvement.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.
Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.
2 base appearances · 1 autograph appearances · 4 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.
These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.
| Checklist | Card number | Printed school | Check it / find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER PROSPECTS | BPP-118 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson BPP-118 |
| CHROME PROSPECTS | BCP-118 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson BCP-118 |
| GEN NEXT | GN-24 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson GN-24 |
| MEGA PROSPECTS | MP-20 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson MP-20 |
| TALENT TRACKER | TT-10 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson TT-10 |
| VERY IMPORTANT PROSPECTS | VIP-21 | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson VIP-21 |
| CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BCPA-BJ | Ohio State® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Bo Jackson BCPA-BJ |
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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Ohio State; RB; Sophomore; 6-0; 218 lb.
Source 1: Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗- school
- Ohio State (verified)
- position
- RB (verified)
- class
- Sophomore (verified)
- Date of birth
- Unknown (unknown)
- measurements
- 6-0 / 218 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- High-school recruiting history not yet independently verified. (unknown)
- 2026 statistics
- See explicitly dated profile observations; complete current-season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Watch efficiency under heavier workloads and retention of receiving involvement. (editorial)
- Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 81.7 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 80medium | 1,090 yards on 179 carries (6.1 per carry) plus 19 receptions support efficient multi-phase production.Source 1: Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 90medium | Thousand-yard production and ten starts as a true freshman.Source 1: Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗ |
| role | 15% | 80medium | Ten freshman starts plus meaningful rushing and receiving workload against Texas.Source 1: Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 70medium | Official Ohio State profile documents a four-star recruit.Source 1: Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history81.7 PPG · 8 checks · unchanged
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | 81.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | 81.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | 81.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | 81.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 3 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | 81.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 3 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | 81.7 | +2.1 / Not measured / Not measured | 4 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | 81.7 | +2.1 / Not measured / Not measured | 4 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 81.7 | +2.1 / Not measured / Not measured | 4 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 3 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Ohio State: Bo Jackson official profile ↗ · Ohio State · checked 2026-09-16
- ESPN: Bo Jackson vs. Kent State Golden Flashes ↗ · ESPN · checked 2026-09-23