Is Jackson Ford starting?
Jackson Ford is listed 3rd string at RDE for Penn State Nittany Lions.
Freshman · #89 · 6'3", 310 lbs
See full Penn State Nittany Lions depth chart ›Depth at RDE · Penn State Nittany Lions
- 11987Yvan KemajouStarter
- 21085Caleb Bacon
- 38961Jackson FordYou
Penn State Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten
Up next for Penn State
Penn State plays Minnesota at home on Sat, Nov 14. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.
Jackson Ford is currently behind Yvan Kemajou at RDE on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 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 87-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 61.
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.