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American Athletic. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Tayven Jackson; 2025: Drew Mestemaker, Jordan Reasonover; 2024: Chandler Morris; 2023: Chandler Rogers, Stone Earle.
North Texas Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season
| Season | Quarterbacks (starts) | Top receivers (targets) | Pass Yds | TD-INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tayven Jackson (5) | Corri Milliner 30, Justin Stevenson 29, Jahiem White 27 | 1,716 | 12-4 |
| 2025 | Drew Mestemaker (12), Jordan Reasonover (1) | Wyatt Young 97, Cameron Dorner 70, Miles Coleman 63 | 4,455 | 35-9 |
| 2024 | Chandler Morris (12) | DT Sheffield 64, Blair Conwright 39, Damon Ward Jr. 33 | 3,782 | 31-11 |
| 2023 | Chandler Rogers (10), Stone Earle (2) | Ja'Mori Maclin 62, Roderic Burns 47, Damon Ward Jr. 41 | 3,478 | 33-9 |
| 2022 | Austin Aune (12), Grant Gunnell (1) | Roderic Burns 42, Var'Keyes Gumms 35, Jyaire Shorter 35 | 3,387 | 32-9 |
| 2021 | Austin Aune (8), Jace Ruder (4) | Roderic Burns 59, Jason Pirtle 37, Bryson Jackson 17 | 2,267 | 12-10 |
| 2020 | Jason Bean (6), Austin Aune (3) | Jaelon Darden 114, Deonte Simpson 41, Austin Ogunmakin 22 | 2,563 | 25-8 |
| 2019 | Mason Fine (12) | Jaelon Darden 108, Michael Lawrence 64, Jyaire Shorter 37 | 3,407 | 33-12 |
| 2018 | Mason Fine (12) | Rico Bussey Jr. 106, Jalen Guyton 82, Jaelon Darden 58 | 3,824 | 27-5 |
| 2017 | Mason Fine (13) | Michael Lawrence 71, Jalen Guyton 71, Rico Bussey Jr. 62 | 3,760 | 29-13 |
| 2016 | Mason Fine (9), Alec Morris (3) | Thaddeous Thompson 64, Terian Goree 53, Turner Smiley 52 | 2,369 | 10-11 |
| 2015 | DaMarcus Smith (6), Andrew McNulty (6) | Carlos Harris 109, Marcus Smith 58, Turner Smiley 55 | 1,949 | 12-9 |
| 2014 | Andrew McNulty (5), Dajon Williams (3), Josh Greer (3) | Carlos Harris 101, Darius Terrell 40, Darvin Kidsy 30 | 1,990 | 12-11 |
| 2013 | Derek Thompson (11) | Darnell Smith 79, Brelan Chancellor 70, Carlos Harris 64 | 2,662 | 15-13 |
| 2012 | Derek Thompson (12) | Ivan Delgado 74, Darnell Smith 42, Brelan Chancellor 39 | 2,622 | 14-14 |
| 2011 | Derek Thompson (11), Andrew McNulty (1) | Brelan Chancellor 60, Christopher Bynes 56, Lance Dunbar 40 | 2,255 | 13-9 |
College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.
2026 North Texas Target Tree
| Player | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corri Milliner | WR | 30 | 20 | 325 | 1 |
| Justin Stevenson | WR | 29 | 24 | 331 | 3 |
| Jahiem White | RB | 27 | 21 | 155 | 2 |
| Max Reese | TE | 16 | 14 | 211 | 2 |
| Josiah Martin | WR | 16 | 11 | 161 | 0 |
| Kyle Koch | WR | 13 | 11 | 163 | 2 |
| Baron Tipton | WR | 11 | 9 | 97 | 1 |
| Brec Long | TE | 10 | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| TJ Chukwurah | WR | 9 | 7 | 92 | 1 |
| Grayson O'Bara | WR | 8 | 5 | 88 | 0 |
| Brendon Haygood | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Adarion Nettles | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2026 North Texas Games
| Week | Opponent | Result | Quarterback | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | at IU | L 16-52 | Tayven Jackson | 23-29 | 215 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 2 | vs UNLV | W 44-6 | Tayven Jackson | 17-29 | 261 | 2 | 0 |
| Week 3 | at TXST | L 35-49 | Tayven Jackson | 42-56 | 508 | 3 | 1 |
| Week 4 | vs houston christian | W 63-14 | Tayven Jackson | 26-29 | 400 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 5 | at TLSA | W 45-44 | Tayven Jackson | 24-39 | 332 | 4 | 2 |
2026 North Texas Connections
| QB → Receiver | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayven Jackson → Corri Milliner | 28 | 19 | 307 | 1 |
| Tayven Jackson → Jahiem White | 27 | 21 | 155 | 2 |
| Tayven Jackson → Justin Stevenson | 24 | 18 | 237 | 2 |
| Tayven Jackson → Max Reese | 16 | 13 | 195 | 1 |
| Tayven Jackson → Josiah Martin | 16 | 11 | 161 | 0 |
| Tayven Jackson → Kyle Koch | 11 | 9 | 143 | 1 |
| Tayven Jackson → Baron Tipton | 9 | 7 | 75 | 0 |
| Tayven Jackson → Brec Long | 9 | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| Tayven Jackson → Grayson O'Bara | 8 | 5 | 88 | 0 |
| Tayven Jackson → TJ Chukwurah | 7 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
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