2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“They need to stop acting like Kenyatta Jackson is a linebacker. Get your hand on the ground and stop giving up the edge with no resistance.”
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
What is the status of Ohio State's Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Jay Timmons?
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 27
Kenyatta Jackson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fifth year in the Ohio State defensive front. On tape: 7 tackles against Indiana, Week 7, 2026.
26 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
What is the status of Ohio State's Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Jay Timmons?
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 27 · 1 outlet
from 7 outlets
Ohio State Football Stock Up, Stock Down: Kenyatta Jackson Emerging as a Leader
Sports Illustrated +1 Aug 27 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Ohio State Football Stock Up, Stock Down: Kenyatta Jackson Emerging as a LeaderAug 27
Land-Grant Holy LandPlayer to Watch: Kenyatta Jackson Jr. is back for one last ride at Ohio State - Land-Grant Holy LandAug 6
Yahoo SportsKenyatta Jackson got real about his Ohio State football teammate that everyone should have on breakout watchAug 8The Columbus DispatchKenyatta Jackson Jr. wants Ohio State's DL to stop playing 'hero ball'Sep 29
247SportsSports Illustrated +1Yahoo SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Kenyatta Jackson at Texas.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 26 | 10 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 28 | 16 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 16 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 39 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ No. 4 Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-3vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-19vs Illinois | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ No. 14 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-16vs Maryland | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-15@ No. 5 Indiana | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 18-30@ USC | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 5.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 18-30 at USC, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended USC’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 17-6. Ended USC’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ohio State’s defense played that day
USC’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 5. His forced fumble came with Ohio State down 11.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-0.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%3 sacksTFL rate
21%6 TFLHurry rate
8%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%3 of 5 pressures26 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Ryan Day — 54-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
45.0%
250 pass / 306 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
26 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #110 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #3 of 11 Big Ten DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
