Kentucky Wildcats · DL RoomDL

#7 Jamarrion Harkless

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Purdue (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'3" · 346 lbHometown  Lexington, KY · Frederick Douglass

Depth-chart placement

Current role

NT1

Placement

Starter

Room

Defensive Tackle

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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DL room context

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Jamarrion Harkless holds the NT · Starter spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

NT · StarterJamarrion HarklessStarter

DT · StarterTavion GadsonStarter

NT · BackupKalen EdwardsBackup

DT · BackupAhmad BreauxBackup

Transfer history

2026Purdue→Kentucky Wildcats

Background & career

Jamarrion Harkless is a nose tackle from Lexington, Kentucky who attended Frederick Douglass High School. He played college football at Purdue before transferring to Kentucky, where he wears number 7. Standing 6'3" and weighing 346 pounds, Harkless is a redshirt junior in 2026.

Purdue2023 – 2025

Kentucky2026 — present

Previous schoolPurdueRecruiting3-star · No. 888 nationalOriginLexington, KY · Frederick Douglass