McKay Jacobson Athlete Profile - FTB

McKay Jacobson

Wide Receiver 6

Ht/Wt

11"

199 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Southlake,

Texas

Last School

Southlake Carroll High School

Roster Years

2006 | 2009-2011

Career Summary

McKay Jacobson came to BYU as the 5A Texas Football Wide Receiver of the Year from Southlake Carroll High School. As a four-time letterman, Jacobson played in 48 games and tallied 113 receptions for 1,836 yards. Jacobson also registered 10 touchdowns, 16 kick returns and 10 punt returns. As a junior, Jacobson was BYU's third-leading receiver with 37 receptions. He caught a career-long 80-yard pass against Florida State as a sophomore while helping BYU to a No. 3 national ranking in passing efficiency. Jacobson also proved himself in the classroom, earning several academic honors. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.

Professional

Signed free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012

Personal

Parents are Evan and Hally Jacobson
Married to wife Kimberly
His mother Hally was a cheerleader at BYU
Has two brothers and three sisters
Sister Jeniel is a cheerleader at BYU
Cousin Allen Jacobson played cornerback at Southern Utah
Served in the Japan Sapporo Mission for the LDS Church
Speaks Japanese
Majoring in Japanese
Eagle Scout
Recruited by Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Baylor, Kansas, Purdue, Northwestern, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Houston, Colorado State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State, Colorado, Iowa State, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Notre Dame, Florida State, Arizona, Arizona State, TCU, Air Force and Stanford.

Before BYU

Named to the 55th annual Texas Sportswriters Association's All-State First Team
5A Texas Football All-Texas First-Team as a senior
5A Texas Football Wide Receiver of the Year
Dallas Morning News All-Area First-Team
Fort Worth Star Telegram 5A Super Team Selection
TexasPrepXtra Super Team
Associated Press All-State Second-Team
Coaches All Region One First-Team
Coaches 5-5A All-District First-Team
Named to the Texas 5A Academic All-State Team
Voted team offensive player of the year
Led state with 99 receptions for 1,631 receiving yards
Recorded 19 touchdowns his senior year
Recorded 35 receptions for 459 receiving yards and three touchdowns his junior year, with one punt return touchdown
Had 67 receptions for 952 receiving yards and eight touchdowns his sophomore year
Returned two punts for touchdowns as a sophomore
Finished career with 201 receptions (school record) for 3,019 yards (school record) and 30 touchdowns
Named District 7-5A Sophomore of the Year in 2003
A three year starter
Helped lead team to three state championships and two national championships
Team was 63-1 in his four years with the team
Ran track in high school
District champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a sophomore
Regional finalist in the 100 meters and 200 meters and a state finalist in the 200 meters as a sophomore
Recruited by Florida State, Baylor, Texas Tech and others for track

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2006

Earned letterman honors as a freshman
Academic All-MWC
Selected as the team offensive rookie of the year
His 77-yard punt return for a touchdown against Wyoming was the first punt return for a TD in 113 games for the Cougars
That was Jacobson's first-ever punt return
Had TD catches of 28 and 20 yards against UNLV, and a 20-yard TD catch against New Mexico
Had three catches for 105 yards at Colorado State, including a season-long 52-yarder
Had 28 catches for 547 yards and three receiving TDs
Also had two punt returns for 75 yards and had seven kickoff returns for 128 yards
Participated in Spring Camp after graduating from high school in December
Saw considerable action at receiver and as a return specialist on special teams during Spring Camp

Sophmore Year 2009

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Started nine games at wide receiver
Started the first four games before suffering a hamstring injury, forcing him to sit out the next four games
Academic All-MWC
Totaled 556 yards and four touchdowns on 23 receptions
Averaged 24.2 yards per catch, ranking No. 4 in the nation among receivers who averaged at least one catch per game and No. 3 among receivers with as many yards as him
Caught the game-winning touchdown in BYU's season opener against No. 3 Oklahoma
Recorded a season-high 111 yards receiving against Florida State, including an 80-yard reception
Recorded two punt returns
Averaged 13 yards on three kick returns

Junior Year 2010

Earned letterman honors as a junior
Played in 13 games, starting 11
MWC Scholar-Athlete
Academic All-MWC
Was third on the team with 410 yards on 37 receptions and one touchdown
Also returned five kicks for 110 yards, including a 39-yard long, and four punts a total 36 yards
Led the team with 85 yards on eight receptions at Utah State
Caught four passes for 70 yards vs. UNLV
Had his best game of the season at Utah, catching seven passes for 92 yards and a touchdown

Senior Year 2011

Earned letterman honors as a senior
Played in all 13 games and started nine
Caught 25 passes for 323 yards and one touchdown
Season-high six receptions vs. Utah for 46 yards
Caught three passes for 49 yards vs. Utah State, including a 40-yard reception on the game-winning drive
Two receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown vs. San Jose State
Caught three balls for 41 yards vs. New Mexico State
Had two receptions for 44 yards vs. Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl
Also had one kickoff return for 21 yards and two punt returns for 24 yards