Welcome to Wyoming Football: Pierre ‘PJ’ Jackson
LARAMIE -- Wyoming has welcomed nearly 50 new faces this offseason.
Transfer portal era, am I right?
Jay Sawvel knew a rebuild on defense was in order after losing both starting linebackers and safeties, along with leaders like Jordan Bertagnole and DeVonne Harris. The departures of Wrook Brown, Sabastian Harsh and Keany Parks only magnified things.
The second-year head coach got busy, inking a dozen transfers on that side of the ball on February's traditional signing day and adding three more since the annual spring game.
On offense, the damage was limited.
Yes, running back Harrison Waylee is now at Virginia. Young wideout Justin Stevenson is a Utah Ute now, too. But if you ask Sawvel, he kept the players he wanted on offense, beginning with quarterback Kaden Anderson.
Three of the Cowboys' top linemen -- Jack Walsh, Caden Barnett and Wes King -- are also back. So is tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, wide receivers Chris Durr Jr. and Jaylen Sargent, along with leading rusher Sam Scott.
So, without further ado, let's spent the summer meeting the new players that litter this 2025 roster:
NAME | Pierre "PJ" Jackson
YEAR | Freshman
HT/WT | 5' 11", 160
HOMETOWN | Chicago, Ill.
POSITION | Wide receiver
JERSEY NUMBER | 81
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Morgan Park High School
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | Four
NOTABLE | Does Morgan Park High School ring a bell? It should. That's where Wyoming's staff found Chris Durr Jr., arguably the most explosive player on offense last fall during his rookie campaign. Enter Pierre "PJ" Jackson, Durr's cousin, who also lined up in the slot at that school in Chicago. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound freshman hauled in 32 passes for 647 yards and 10 touchdowns during his final prep season. He was also a standout kick returner, averaging an eye-popping 36.3 yards per attempt as a senior. Jackson also returned one kick for a score. Wyoming was his lone FBS offer. Maybe it's his size? They said the same thing about his cousin. We all saw how that worked out.
QUOTABLE | "The [recruiting] process was really slow. You’ve just got to trust the process, trust in God," Pierre Jackson told the Chicago Sun Times last December on early signing day.
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