Tayven Jackson family tree: Meet Indiana QB's NBA brother and dad, plus more about Indiana QB's athletic roots | Sporting News

Indiana is off to a 7-0 start this season, but the Hoosiers took a big blow over the weekend.

Quarterback Kurtis Rourke, the transfer from Ohio who leads the Big Ten in passing touchdowns, has surgery on his injured thumb Monday, which means he is out for at least this week's game against Washington.

In Rourke's place this week will be Tayven Jackson, the redshirt sophomore who transferred from Tennessee after the 2022 season.

Jackson has played in 10 games for Indiana in two seasons, which includes five starts last year, and he will be tasked with keeping Indiana undefeated this week against the Huskies.

While Jackson, 20, is a relatively unknown player, he does come from an athletic family that has a unique connection with Indiana's athletic program.

With Jackson set to make his first start this year, The Sporting News examines his family's athletic roots.

NCAAF HQ: Live NCAAF scores | Updated NCAAF standings | Full NCAAF schedule Tayven Jackson family tree Tayven Jackson's brother: Trayce Jackson-Davis Jackson's brother is Trayce Jackson-Davis, the former Indiana basketball star who currently plays in the NBA for the Warriors.

Jackson-Davis spent four seasons with the Hoosiers basketball team, playing in 126 total games and averaging 17.9 points, 9.1 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game.

Jackson-Davis holds Indiana's single-season record in defensive rebounds with 255, and he has three of Indiana's four best single-season block percentage performances.

The 24-year-old now plays for the Warriors, and he even started for the team at center during Golden State's opening game Wednesday night.

Tayven Jackson's father: Ray Jackson Jackson's father is Ray Jackson, a former professional running back.

Ray played college football at Michigan for two years, then transferred to Cincinnati for another two seasons, before going undrafted in the 2002 NFL draft.

While at Cincinnati, Jackson led the Big Ten with 201 rushing attempts in 2000, and he totaled 346 carries for 1,400 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns for the Bearcats.

He joined the Bengals practice squad in 2003, but he got his first and only opportunity in the NFL with the Titans in the 2003 season.

In 2004, Jackson played for the Berlin Thunder in the NFL Europe League, and he later joined the Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor League in 2006 and the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League in 2010.

Tayven Jackson stats School Year Games Completions/Attempts Passing Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Tennessee 2022 3 3/4 37 0 0 Indiana 2023 6 78/128 914 2 5 Indiana 2024 4 12/18 225 3 0 After transferring from Tennessee to Indiana, Jackson started five games last year, the first five starts of his career.

The Hoosiers went 2-3 in those starts, which was just a piece of the team's 3-9 record overall.

This year, Jackson's role has been to back up Rourke, but he will get his first extended action on Saturday afternoon..

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