Jackson Pavitt

Jacksoon Pavitt passes against Weber State

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Cal Poly Fall Sports Headshots 2022Pavitt Jackson - FB 8/1/22 Photo by Owen Main

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Calistoga, CA
High School:
Cardinal Newman HS

2021 -- Played in two games, both starts against Weber State and Montana State ... completed 13 of 30 passes for 84 yards versus Weber State and two of five passes for 21 yards with one interception against Montana State ... longest pass completion of season was 18 yards to Zedakiah Centers on third play of the game against Montana State.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Redshirt.

High School -- Under head coach Paul Cronin at Cardinal Newman High School, Pavitt passed for over 5,200 yards and 60 touchdowns in his last two varsity seasons, leading the Cardinals to the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 co-championship in 2018 and CIF-NCS Division IV title and state 3-AA crown in 2019 ... Cardinal Newman was 14-1 and 11-1 ... during his senior season, Pavitt completed 200 of 292 passes (68.5 percent) for 2,750 yards and 30 touchdowns while also rushing for 744 yards on 148 carries, scoring 11 times ... the three-star prospect, according to 247Sports, was intercepted just twice ... named North Bay League's Oak Division MVP and Player of the Year along with All-Metro, all-state (first team medium schools, second team all schools) and Bay Area Senior of the Year honors ... in the 31-14 win over El Camino of Oceanside in the state 3-AA title game, Pavitt completed 15 of 21 passes for 128 yards and one score while rushing for 181 yards on 21 trips, two for touchdowns ... played in Paradise Bowl in Honolulu and was named California team MVP ... his statistics as a junior include 154 of 200 passing (77.0 percent) for 2,494 yards and another 30 touchdowns along with 552 yards on 95 rushes and 11 scores... postseason honors include All-North Coast Section Second Team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior Team and San Francisco Chronicle's 2018 All-Metro Second Team ... he was primarily a safety as a sophomore, making 54 tackles (25 solo) with one interception, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... in his junior and senior seasons combined, Pavitt produced a dozen 200-yard passing games with a personal-best performance against Encinal in 2018 when he completed 24 of 25 passes for 382 yards and six touchdowns ... earned team's student-athlete award ... participated in ASB activities ... chose to attend Cal Poly "because it's a great school in a great location."

Personal -- Son of Shane and Suzanne Phifer Pavitt ... one brother, Rhett ... aspires to play in the National Football League ... majoring in business administration.