Jackson, 21, was drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft. He was picked 164th overall and is the 79th all-time draft selection in Utah’s history and the third by the Yankees after Oliver Dunn in 2019 and Steve Rudanovich in 1965.
The Wyoming, Ontario, native heads to the big leagues after successfully helping Utah transition from the Pac-12 to the Big 12. He was voted to the first-team all-conference in both conferences in 2024 and 2025, respectively, and started in all 100 games he played in.
He was named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award in 2025, a college baseball accolade awarded to the nation’s top shortstop. He led the league defensively in assists at 163 and had a hand in 38 double plays, the fifth most in the Pac-12. On the offense, Jackson led Utah in nearly every statistic, including all three “slash categories” of batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage with .364 / .445 / .641.
He scored 61 runs, breaking into the top 10 for a season in Utah history, and stole 20 bases, the ninth-most by a Utah player. He hit .363 in his time with the Utes, tallying 34 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, 85 RBIs and 122 runs scored.
Jackson heads to the Yankees, having entered the Utes’ leaderboards for batting average (9th at .363), on-base percentage (10th at .455), and stolen bases (10th at 37).
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