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File EDGE-09 · National rank 47 · 2027 class

Kenyatta Jackson Jr.

#2· Ohio State ·EDGE ·R-Sr ·2027 Draft · Miami Gardens, FL
6'6"Height 265 lbWeight
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My Grade
8.5/10
Day 2 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
8.1 Floor range 0.9 Ceiling 9.0
9.0/10
Round 1 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.5
8.1/10
Day 2 Caliber
Floor · −0.4
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (LE1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.5) · up-year team.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.4.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
8.5 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

Slow-cooked edge rusher who finally boiled over. Jackson spent three seasons as a rotational piece at Ohio State — 3 total sacks from 2022-24 — then broke through with 6.5 sacks and 28 tackles in 2025 while still splitting snaps in a loaded room, and came back for a fifth year specifically to cash in on it. At 6-6, 265 he fits the outline the league orders at the position, and the high school file (18 sacks as a junior at Chaminade-Madonna) says the rush production is not a fluke of scheme. However, the sample of high-level production is exactly one season, achieved in a part-time role — he has never carried a full every-down workload, and 2026 has to prove the sack rate scales with the snaps. Day 2 in the 2027 class, with room to climb if the full-time version matches the flashes.