Tayven Jackson Family Tree: Meet the NBA brother and Indiana QB's father and learn more about Indiana QB's athletic roots

Indiana is off to a 7-0 start this season, but the Hoosiers suffered a major blow over the weekend. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke, the transfer from Ohio who leads the Big Ten in passing touchdowns, will have surgery on his injured thumb on Monday, meaning he will miss at least this week's game against Washington.

Taking Rourke's place this week will be Tayven Jackson, the redshirt sophomore who transferred from Tennessee after the 2022 season. Jackson has played 10 games in two seasons for Indiana, including five starts last year, and his job will be to keep Indiana undefeated this week against the Huskies.

Although the 20-year-old Jackson is a relatively unknown player, he comes from a family of athletes that has a unique connection to the Indiana athletic program. With Jackson set to make his first start this year, The Sporting News examines his family's sporting roots.

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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 a total of 126 games and averaging 17.9 points, 9.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.

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

The 24-year-old now plays for the Warriors and was even a starter for the center team in Golden State's opening game on 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 two more seasons before going undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft. While in Cincinnati, Jackson led the Big Ten with 201 rushing attempts in 2000 and totaled 346 carries for 1,400 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns for the Bearcats.

He joined the Bengals' practice squad in 2003, but got his first and only opportunity in the NFL with the Titans during the 2003 season. In 2004, Jackson played for the Berlin Thunder of the NFL Europe League and moved to 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

After transferring from Tennessee to Indiana, Jackson started five games last year, the first five starts of his career. The Hoosiers posted a 2-3 record in those starts, a fraction of the team's overall record of 3-9. This year, Jackson's role has been to back up Rourke, but he will get his first extended action Saturday afternoon.