Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Miami (OH)
Jackson Kuwatch
LB • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jackson Kuwatch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Jackson Kuwatch built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Miami (OH) and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jackson Kuwatch's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 227
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Jackson Kuwatch, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Miami (OH). Jackson Kuwatch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jackson Kuwatch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · LB
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Ball State
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 7 · Pick 11 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 101 tackles · LB 39th (top 4%) · Mid-American 7th (top 2%) · National 49th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 93 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.9 |
Related Context
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Jackson Kuwatch played LB for Ohio State and Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Jackson Kuwatch recorded 115 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Miami (OH) paired 17 primary output with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Miami (OH).
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
44.8
Usage
10.9
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0.5. Wisconsin: 1. Rutgers: 2. UNLV: 2. Lindenwood: 2. Northern Illinois: 2. Akron: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Toledo: 1. Buffalo: 2. Ball State: 3.5. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 8 by 38.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 11 by 65.8. UNLV: 6 by 45. Lindenwood: 7 by 49.2. Northern Illinois: 6 by 45. Akron: 8 by 43.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 11 by 45.8. Toledo: 8 by 43.3. Buffalo: 9 by 57.5. Ball State: 8 by 68.3. Western Michigan: 14 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
68.3 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Fresno State | L 3-18 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | @ Western Michigan10+ tackles | L 13-23 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 45-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ BuffaloSplash game | W 37-20 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Toledo | L 3-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles | W 26-17 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 44-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Akron | W 20-7 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 25-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs LindenwoodSplash game | W 38-0 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs UNLVSplash game | L 38-41 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-45 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jackson Kuwatch story
Jackson Kuwatch built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Miami (OH) and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jackson Kuwatch's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Miami (OH). Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jackson Kuwatch's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH) and Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Jackson Kuwatch moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Miami (OH)
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 7.5 | 1.3 | -1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 17 | 44.8 | 10.9 | 17 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 17 | 44.8 | 10.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 14 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 2 · L 17-45
2
Havoc Plays
74.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 95 Buffalo
Week 13 · W 37-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Lindenwood
Week 5 · W 38-0
2
Havoc Plays
68.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 128 Northern Illinois
Week 6 · W 25-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)
17 primary output · 44.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
70.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
70.9
17 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
39.6
0 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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