Kenyatta Jackson Jr.

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-6
Weight:
265
Hometown:
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Last School:
Chaminade-Madonna Prep
Year:
Senior

Ohio State Overview
• Kenyatta is a talented, rising star who is a true senior with the Ohio State program and has two seasons of eligibility
• His career totals include 28 games played, 25 tackles, five tackles-for-loss and 3.0 quarterback sacks
• He is coming off fine 2024 campaign with the Buckeyes, having played in all 16 games for the CFP national champions and recording 16 tackles
• Included in his 2024 tackle total is three tackles-for-losses totaling 12 yards, including 1.5 quarterback sacks (.5 sacks vs. Akron, Penn State and Northwestern)
• Totalled 318 plays from scrimmage in 2024
• Recorded personal bests of three tackles vs. both Akron and Marshall and had two solo tackles in the CFP national championship game vs. Notre Dame
• After he red-shirted the 2022 season as a true freshman, he played in 12 of 13 games in 2023 and earned his first Varsity O letter
• Totalled seven tackles on the season
• Also had two tackles-for-loss in 2023, including 1.5 quarterback sacks with those coming vs. Penn State (1.0) and Minnesota (0.5)
• He did see his first collegiate action in 2022, playing in three games vs. Arkansas State, Toledo and Rutgers

More on Kenyatta
• Kenyatta is a member of Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class
• He enrolled in classes at Ohio State in June 2022
• He was the nation’s No. 68 overall player and a four-star prospect according to 247Sports
• Rated as the No. 8 defensive end of No. 10 player in the state of Florida
• Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Florida
• A Broward County Super 11 selection by the Sun-Sentinel prior to his senior season
• Selected an Under Armour All-American
• Recorded 65 tackles, including 15 sacks, 17 tackles for a loss and 15 quarterback hurries as a senior
• A two-time All-County honoree, he helped Chaminade-Madonna Prep to an 11-1 record and the Class 3A state title as a senior
• Had 34 career sacks
• Is the son of Dawnedra and Kenyatta Jackson Sr.