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Jackson Ford

JacksonFord

Phoenixville, PAMalvern Prep

Jersey

#89

Pos

EDGE

HT / WT

6-5 / 252

Class

FR

Rivals Industry

90.67

Rivals

91

NATL: —
POS: #33
ST: #6

NATL: —
POS: #49
ST: #11

NATL: —
POS: #27
ST: #8

The Journey

Class of 2026

Penn State Nittany Lions

Nittany Lions

ENROLLED

Malvern Prep Friars

2024 – 2025

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

EXPERTS · HUDL

Committed: Jackson Ford commits to Penn State

Posted 06/27/25

Jackson Ford - Malvern Prep - 2024 Junior Season

Highlights · 01/07/25

Jackson Ford - Phoenixville - 2023 Sophomore Season

Highlights · 05/02/24

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED6/27/2025

94.7%

131 mi

64

5

33

OFFERED

1.5%

457 mi

11

5

42

OFFERED

N/A

—

395 mi

3

4

40

OFFERED

N/A

—

742 mi

69

0

15

OFFERED

N/A

—

2490 mi

40

0

13

Penn StateENROLLED

Deion Barnes

94.7%

MichiganOFFERED

Lou Esposito

1.5%

Ohio StateOFFERED

—

N/A

WisconsinOFFERED

—

N/A

StanfordOFFERED

—

N/A

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

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Five Penn State true freshmen we're excited to track at Saturday's Blue-White practice

Greg Pickel4/24/26

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Inside Penn State's defensive makeover: Three players add 75 pounds combined

Thomas Frank Carr3/23/26

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Inside Penn State's edge rush rebuild: Holdovers, transfers, position switches

Thomas Frank Carr3/12/26

Measurements & Testing

Jackson FordMalvern Prep

Top 300 DL AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

252

276

300

91.3%84.0%

Height

6-5

6-4

6-3

101.3%102.7%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

kase-evans-penn-state-football-on3

Five Penn State true freshmen we're excited to track at Saturday's Blue-White practice

Greg Pickel4/24/26

armstrong-nnodim-penn-state

Inside Penn State's defensive makeover: Three players add 75 pounds combined

Thomas Frank Carr3/23/26

alexander-mcpherson-finds-new-home-penn-state-eying-opportunity-defensive-end

Inside Penn State's edge rush rebuild: Holdovers, transfers, position switches

Thomas Frank Carr3/12/26

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Penn State defensive end recruit Jackson Ford

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