Is Jackson Ford starting?
Jackson Ford is listed 3rd string at RDE for Penn State Nittany Lions.
Jackson Ford is listed RDE #3 for Penn State at 65 OVR.
See full Penn State Nittany Lions depth chart ›Depth at RDE · Penn State Nittany Lions
- 11991Yvan KemajouStarter
- 21085Caleb Bacon
- 38965Jackson FordYou
What's Next
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Melissa, ranked #1,281 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #89
- Class
- FR
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 310 lbs
Jackson Ford is currently behind Yvan Kemajou at RDE on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 88 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8589
- National Rank
- #1281
- High School
- Melissa
- Hometown
- Melissa, TX
Why this rating?
On a 94-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 65.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 19WBUFFTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 55-13
Sep 5WMRSHTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | WBUFF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WMRSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson Ford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.