Kenyatta Jackson Jr. holds the LDE · Starter spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kenyatta Jackson Jr. is a redshirt senior defensive end for Ohio State, standing 6'6" and weighing 265 pounds. A native of Miami Gardens, Florida, he was a four-star prospect and the nation's No. 60 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class. Jackson appeared in all 14 games as a junior in 2025, starting in each contest and recording 28 total tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two pass breakups, and two quarterback hurries. His season included a career-high 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against Penn State. He finished second on the team in both tackles for loss and sacks.

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