Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 2/2 | 38 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 38 | — | 10 |
#90
Jackson Kleather
Senior kicker for Northwestern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Tipp City, OH · Tippecanoe
Transferred Bowling Green → Northwestern for 2026
The story
4 kicker for Northwestern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2023.
- Transferred from Bowling Green to Northwestern in 2026.
The numbers
2
field goals · 2026
of 2 attempts · long of 38 · 10 points
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 FG, 4 XP, vs South Dakota State
His career numbers, season by seasonJackson Kleather
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20239 games
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Tippecanoe
202512 games
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Northwestern
Played his entire career under David Braun.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Northwestern
2025Bowling Green
2026Northwestern
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Northwestern1-0HC: David Braun · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11/11 (100%) | 5/6 (83%) | 3/5 (60%) | |
| 2024 | 4/5 (80%) | 2/3 | 0/1 | |
| Career | 15/16 (94%) | 7/9 (78%) | 3/6 (50%) |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–18
100 PCT · 38 LONG · 10 PTS
With A. Chiles — 273 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 18 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · J. Himon II — 87 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Weapon
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Hoyland’s 2022 season.
90%match
All-Mountain West
Matches John on
Longest make
FG%
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tate Sandell's junior season at Oklahoma (2025).
84%match
All-SEC
Matches Tate on
Class year
Weight
Longest make
Player DNA
Players who play like Jackson Kleather
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology