Jackson
Gilkey
Jackson Gilkey is a Weber State quarterback from Ennis, Texas and Ennis High School by way of UTSA. The Wildcats' 2025 Week 1 depth chart named him the starter, and Weber State's official season coverage documented his five starts before a fractured left fibula at UC Davis ended his year.
Why this athlete matters right now
Why Jackson Gilkey is the right Weber State profile right now
Weber State football is in a transition year, and the quarterback page has to reflect that. Gilkey was the arrival. The former UTSA passer landed in Ogden as one of the Wildcats' FBS transfer additions, won the starting job out of fall camp, and gave the program a real opening-series quarterback for 2025.
That is exactly the kind of athlete story worth locking in while it is still fresh.
What the official official source record shows
Weber State's own game coverage documented Gilkey's 42-41 win at McNeese, which included 218 passing yards, a touchdown, 114 rushing yards, and another rushing score. That made him the first Wildcat quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards in a game since Stefen Cantwell in 2017.
The season-ending injury at UC Davis is part of the page too, because it frames the rest of 2025 and the return question heading into the new coaching staff's first year.
At a glance
Key achievements
- Named the Weber State Week 1 starting quarterback in 2025
- First Wildcat quarterback since 2017 to rush for 100+ yards in a game (114 at McNeese)
- UTSA transfer listed at quarterback on Weber State's official 2025 roster
Official sources
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Weber State Athletics
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A UTSA transfer won the Week 1 job, delivered a 42-41 road win at McNeese, and lost the rest of 2025 to a fractured fibula before the program parted ways with its head coach in November.
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