{"id":299927,"date":"2026-06-08T13:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299927\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:17:32","slug":"famu-football-recruiting-all-american-returner-kieren-jackson-commits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299927\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMU football recruiting: All-American returner Kieren Jackson commits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida A&M football <\/a>has picked up a special teams spark out of the NCAA Transfer Portal.<\/p>\n

Kieren Jackson, a BOXTOROW HBCU All-American return specialist<\/a>, announced on June 2 that he has committed to the Rattlers.<\/p>\n

Jackson previously played at Division II Edward Waters in his hometown of Jacksonville during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

During Jackson’s junior year, he drew national attention in Black College Football with 20 kick return attempts for 558 yards and three touchdowns. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound speedster also had three punt returns for 129 yards and a touchdown, landing him the All-American honor.<\/p>\n

Jackson also plays wide receiver. He caught eight passes for 94 yards at EWU last year.<\/p>\n

Outside of football, Jackson is listed on the EWU Tigers’ track and field team roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new FAMU addition has a prior connection with its new head coach, Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.<\/a> Out of Mandarin High School, Jackson signed to Gray’s first recruiting class at Albany State<\/a> in February 2023 and spent two seasons there.<\/p>\n

The two will now be reunited on The Highest of Seven Hills on the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as the Gray era starts for the Rattlers this fall<\/a>. A handful of Jackson’s former Albany State teammates, including quarterback Isaiah Knowles<\/a>, also followed Gray to FAMU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FAMU plays a full slate of games on television <\/a>during the 2026 season<\/a>. The 12-game schedule <\/a>starts on SWAC TV with the Rattlers hosting the season opener against Albany State<\/a> on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Florida A&M<\/a> football 2026 schedule<\/p>\n

All times are Eastern<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 29: vs. Albany State, 7 p.m., SWAC TV<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 6: vs. South Carolina State, Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium, 3 p.m., ESPNU<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 10: at Miami, 8 p.m., ACC Network<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 19: vs. Tennessee State, 7 p.m., HBCU GO<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 26: vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC), 7 p.m., SWAC TV<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 10: at Alabama State (SWAC), 3 p.m., HBCU GO<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 17: at Jackson State (SWAC), 3 p.m., ESPN Network<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 24: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC\/Homecoming), 3 p.m., HBCU GO<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 31: vs. Southern (SWAC), 3 p.m., HBCU GO<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 14: vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), 3 p.m., SWAC TV<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 21: vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC\/Florida Classic), 3:30 p.m., ESPN+<\/p>\n

Gerald Thomas, III, is a multi-time national award-winning reporter for his coverage of the\u00a0Florida A&M Rattlers<\/a>\u00a0at the Tallahassee Democrat.<\/p>\n

Follow his award-winning coverage on\u00a0RattlerNews.com<\/a>\u00a0and contact him via email at\u00a0GDThomas@Tallahassee.com<\/a>\u00a0or on the app formerly known as Twitter\u00a0@3peatgee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Kieren Jackson commits to FAMU football, All-American return man<\/a><\/p>\n