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Syracuse Orange wide receiver Jackson Meeks (7) sprints down the sidelines past Washington State Cougars edge Andrew Edson (95) during the Holiday Bowl at Snapdragon Stadium Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in San Diego, CA.(Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.
com) Scott Schild | [email protected] Leila Frankina | Contributing Writer Syracuse, N.Y.
— Former Syracuse football wide receiver Jackson Meeks signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions shortly after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft, according to his agency. Welcome to the league, Jackson Meeks!!️ Your newest member of the @Lions 🔥 #onepride pic.twitter.
com/SwrX3vVmrG Meeks played the 2024 season with the Orange after spending the previous three at Georgia. He was with the Bulldogs when they won back-to-back national championships along with Fran Brown, their defensive backs coach at the time. When Brown secured the head coaching gig at Syracuse, Meeks decided to come with him in hopes of making a bigger impact.
His hard work and patience at Georgia started to pay off when he hit the field for the Orange. As one of Kyle McCord’s desired targets, Meeks saw a good deal of action at wide receiver during his last collegiate season. After the 2024 season, he had 78 catches—the sixth-most catches in a single season in school history and second in the ACC for that season.
He also racked up 1,021 yards, leading the team and ranking seventh in school history (second in the ACC that season). “Jackson Meeks is a physical receiver who isn’t afraid to take punishing hits over the middle of the field and consistently demonstrates his impressive catch radius,” Daniel Harms from The Draft Network said. “He can also attack defenders in space, knowing where they’ll end up and taking advantage of the vacated space, and gets upfield quickly.
” He received ACC Wide Receiver of the Week after his career-high 10 catches for 161 yards against Holy Cross and was named Second Team All-ACC. To wrap up his collegiate career, he made five catches for 110 yards, including a career-long of 41, in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State.
His breakout season at Syracuse as a wide receiver, paired with his special teams work at Georgia, has shown that he is physical, tough and can play the game with a desired edge, according to The 33rd Team’s Kyle Crabbs ..
