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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Is this the season Kenyatta Jackson Jr. finally breaks out?
After being a highly-rated recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, Kenyatta Jackson is yet to live up to his perceived potential.
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Ohio State football: Is this the season Kenyatta Jackson Jr. finally breaks out?
After being a highly-rated recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, Kenyatta Jackson is yet to live up to his perceived potential. With rumors swirling that he might enter the transfer portal this past offseason, Jackson decided to stay at Ohio State, which should be beneficial for both sides.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. was a Top-100 recruit out of Florida in the 2022 recruiting class for the Ohio State football team. The 6-5, 235-pound defensive end was ranked 8th overall in his class for his position and was viewed by many as the next star edge rusher for Ohio State.
Since then, Jackson Jr. has had a frustrating first two years at Ohio State. He was red-shirted as a true freshman and has totaled only 8 tackles and one sack at this point in his career.
It doesn't help that he has been buried on the depth chart behind Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau, with whispers swirling he could decide to look for a starting job elsewhere once Sawyer and Tuimoloau announced they would both be returning for their senior year this upcoming season.
Despite the rumors and multiple occasions of voicing his frustrations with his playing time, Jackson Jr. decided to stay at Ohio State for his junior year. This past March he stated, "There was no doubt in my mind that this is home", which ought to be music to the ears of Ohio State fans.
With the expansion of the college football playoff, there should be a greater chance at playing time for Jackson Jr. The possibility of a 17-game season means that defensive line coach Larry Johnson will most likely have to rotate players more often. The two candidates to potentially see the field more would be Jackson Jr. and fellow junior Caden Curry.
Given the potential for an extended season that should include multiple blowout games and an additional year for Jackson Jr. to hone his craft, no one should be surprised if this is a breakout season for the kid from Florida.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Just sayin': It was just a bad call (that wiped out an interception. too)
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Kenyatta seems to be stepping up and coming into his own these last couple of games. Hoping to see more of the same against TX.
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When I re-watched the game today I noticed that Kenyatta was doing a better job of setting the edge.
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Want to get this guy some Page 1 love.
I think the stat sheet only shows 1 pass deflection (on a screen or throwback, if I recall correctly).
But he jumped off the screen on a lot of plays when he had to step in. In a just world, he would have drawn 2-3 holding penalties.
Either way, his speed rush kept the pressure on Ewers and made his feet uncomfortable. He should have a breakout year next year.
I think the stat sheet only shows 1 pass deflection (on a screen or throwback, if I recall correctly).
But he jumped off the screen on a lot of plays when he had to step in. In a just world, he would have drawn 2-3 holding penalties.
Either way, his speed rush kept the pressure on Ewers and made his feet uncomfortable. He should have a breakout year next year.
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BuckeyeBiz
Heisman
A huge benefit from this playoff run is getting more big game reps for next years likely starters. That’s huge in building experience and confidence. We definitely need it with the massive talent drain heading to the NFL.
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Kenyatta can be enormous for us this year and I want him to get that dominate play after staying the path when Sawyer and JT came back. He got great reps in meaningful situations and showed he is ready. Him and Curry both for that matter. Excited to see him on the field more next season as sad as I am to see Jack and JT leave, but that is CFB and you are up next my guy.
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