Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Ohio State
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE • 6'6" • 265 lbs • Hollywood, FL, USA
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Kenyatta Jackson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Hollywood, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Kenyatta Jackson Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Kenyatta Jackson Jr., DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Kenyatta Jackson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chaminade-Madonna · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade-Madonna · 72 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DE 73rd (top 26%) · Big Ten 180th (top 23%) · National 1,512th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61.6 |
Related Context
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Kenyatta Jackson Jr. played DE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Ohio State paired 21.5 primary output with 25.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
25.1
Usage
10.1
Consistency
36.9
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Ohio: 1. Washington: 3. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 3. Wisconsin: 2. Penn State: 5.5. Purdue: 0. UCLA: 1. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 3. Indiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 1 by 34.2. Minnesota: 0 by 10. Illinois: 2 by 38.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2. Penn State: 4 by 66.7. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 3 by 42.5. Indiana: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 11 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.8 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
Penn State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Miami | L 14-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 10-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 27-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers | W 42-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 34-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 34-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ WashingtonSplash game | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. story
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Hollywood, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Kenyatta Jackson Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Kenyatta Jackson Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 9.2 | 2.5 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 3.5 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3.5 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 5.5 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5.5 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 21.5 | 25.1 | 10.1 | 16 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 21.5 | 25.1 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 15 Penn State
Week 10 · W 38-14 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 10 · W 20-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 25 Michigan
Week 14 · W 27-9 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
3
Havoc Plays
65.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 24 Illinois
Week 7 · W 34-16 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
3
Havoc Plays
64.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
21.5 primary output · 25.1 efficiency · 10.1 usage
61.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
61.6
21.5 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
31.6
5.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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