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Kari Jackson

KariJackson

Bloomfield Hills, MIWest Bloomfield

Jersey

#30

Pos

LB

HT / WT

6-1 / 238

Class

SO

Rivals Industry

88.14

Rivals

6

NATL: #245
POS: #13
ST: #6

On3

87

NATL: —
POS: #76
ST: #19

NATL: —
POS: #21
ST: #10

NATL: —
POS: #62
ST: #15

The Journey

Class of 2024

Penn State Nittany Lions

Nittany Lions

ENROLLED

West Bloomfield Lakers

2020 – 2023

HIGH SCHOOL

IMG Academy Ascenders

2021 – 2021

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Posted 11/25/23

Freshman Season

Highlights · 12/30/21

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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)

ENROLLED

88.6%

304 mi

15

4

31

OFFERED

3.3%

—

61 mi

43

1

11

OFFERED

1.9%

—

35 mi

16

4

37

OFFERED

1.6%

—

311 mi

22

5

19

OFFERED

1.6%

—

246 mi

53

1

18

Penn StateENROLLED

Manny Diaz

88.6%

Michigan StateOFFERED

—

3.3%

MichiganOFFERED

—

1.9%

WisconsinOFFERED

—

1.6%

CincinnatiOFFERED

—

1.6%

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

kari-jackson-penn-state-football-on3

Penn State linebacker Kari Jackson plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Ryan Snyder12/23/25

Penn State head coach James Franklin offered new insights into the progress of his program as it wraps up its spring practices this week.

Penn State defensive depth chart to start training camp

Thomas Frank Carr8/1/25

penn-state-football-tamere-robinson

Penn State roster reset: Portal tests depth of linebacker room

Thomas Frank Carr4/16/25

Measurements & Testing

Kari JacksonWest Bloomfield

Top 300 LB AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

238

225

235

105.8%101.3%

Height

6-1

6-2

6-2

98.6%98.6%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

kari-jackson-penn-state-football-on3

Penn State linebacker Kari Jackson plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Ryan Snyder12/23/25

Penn State head coach James Franklin offered new insights into the progress of his program as it wraps up its spring practices this week.

Penn State defensive depth chart to start training camp

Thomas Frank Carr8/1/25

penn-state-football-tamere-robinson

Penn State roster reset: Portal tests depth of linebacker room

Thomas Frank Carr4/16/25

Photos

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