Jackson Kleather
K · Senior
5'10" · 185 lbs · Special teams
Background
- Hometown
- Tipp City, Ohio
- High school
- Tippecanoe
- Previous school
- Bowling Green
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8167 247 composite)
- National rank
- #2317
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Earned All-MAC Second-Team honors … Week One and Week Three MAC Special Teams Player of the Week … Appeared in all 12 games as the Falcons' place kicker … Went 19 for 22 in 12 games, putting six in from 40-49 and three from 50-59 … Was four-for-four on field goals against Lafayette (8/28), which included a 56- yarder … Was two-for-three on field goals at Cincinnati (9/6), nailing two within 30 yards … Was three-for-three on field goals against Liberty (9/13), one being 50-yards out … Kicked a 49-yard field goal at Louisville (9/20) … Was two-for-two on field goals at Ohio (9/27) … Kicked a 49- yarder against Central Michigan (10/18), going two-for-two on the day … Notched a 51- yarder against Buffalo (11/1) … Made three field goals against Akron (11/18) … Put a 42- yarder through the uprights at UMass (11/25).
2024tap to read
Earned starting placekicking duties out of camp … Appeared in first six games of the season before a season-ending injury … Went 6-of-9 on field goal attempts with a long of 45 and went 17-of-18 on PATs … Attempted first two career field goals at No. 8 Penn State, connecting from 33 and 42 yards … Connected on two-of-three field goals at No. 25 Texas A&M, with a long of 33 yards … Made both field goal attempts, including a career-long 45- yarder , in the victory at Akron.
2023tap to read
Made collegiate debut at No. 2 Michigan … Appeared in all kickoffs against the Wolverines and two of his sky kicks caused UM fumbles (one recovered by BG) … Punted three times for 126 yards (42.0 yards per punt) in win at Georgia Tech with a long of 49 yards … Punted five times for 2017 yards (41.4 yards per punt) with three inside the 20-yard line at Miami (OH) … Punted four times at Buffalo (35.2) with a long of 48 yards … Booted a career long punt of 63 yards against Akron … Also had two punts downed inside the 20 as he posted a 46.7 yards per punt average against the Zips … Punted three times for a 41.7 yards per punt average in win over Ball State … Made first career rush (17) for a first down on a fourth down at Kent State … Punted only twice (41.0 avg.) in win at Western Michigan … Punted five times in the Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota with a long of 47 yards. High School: Was a kicker for head coach Matt Burgbacher at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, Ohio … Also lettered in soccer … Was 12-of-15 on field goal attempts in 2022 with a long of 47 yards … Also punted and kicked off while at Tippecanoe … Broke three high school records, including field goals in a season (12), field goals in a career (16) and most PATs in a career (62) … Named first-team Division 3 all-state as a senior in 2022 … First-team all-league and All-Southwest District D3 in 2022 … Part of Tippecanoe’s team that went 13-2 and made the “Final Four” in 2022 at D3 level.
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2025 Junior (at Bowling Green):
Earned All-MAC Second-Team honors … Week One and Week Three MAC Special Teams Player of the Week … Appeared in all 12 games as the Falcons' place kicker … Went 19 for 22 in 12 games, putting six in from 40-49 and three from 50-59 … Was four-for-four on field goals against Lafayette (8/28), which included a 56- yarder … Was two-for-three on field goals at Cincinnati (9/6), nailing two within 30 yards … Was three-for-three on field goals against Liberty (9/13), one being 50-yards out … Kicked a 49-yard field goal at Louisville (9/20) … Was two-for-two on field goals at Ohio (9/27) … Kicked a 49- yarder against Central Michigan (10/18), going two-for-two on the day … Notched a 51- yarder against Buffalo (11/1) … Made three field goals against Akron (11/18) … Put a 42- yarder through the uprights at UMass (11/25).
2024 Sophomore (at Bowling Green):
Earned starting placekicking duties out of camp … Appeared in first six games of the season before a season-ending injury … Went 6-of-9 on field goal attempts with a long of 45 and went 17-of-18 on PATs … Attempted first two career field goals at No. 8 Penn State, connecting from 33 and 42 yards … Connected on two-of-three field goals at No. 25 Texas A&M, with a long of 33 yards … Made both field goal attempts, including a career-long 45- yarder , in the victory at Akron.
2023 First-Year (at Bowling Green):
Made collegiate debut at No. 2 Michigan … Appeared in all kickoffs against the Wolverines and two of his sky kicks caused UM fumbles (one recovered by BG) … Punted three times for 126 yards (42.0 yards per punt) in win at Georgia Tech with a long of 49 yards … Punted five times for 2017 yards (41.4 yards per punt) with three inside the 20-yard line at Miami (OH) … Punted four times at Buffalo (35.2) with a long of 48 yards … Booted a career long punt of 63 yards against Akron … Also had two punts downed inside the 20 as he posted a 46.7 yards per punt average against the Zips … Punted three times for a 41.7 yards per punt average in win over Ball State … Made first career rush (17) for a first down on a fourth down at Kent State … Punted only twice (41.0 avg.) in win at Western Michigan … Punted five times in the Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota with a long of 47 yards.
High School:
Was a kicker for head coach Matt Burgbacher at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, Ohio … Also lettered in soccer … Was 12-of-15 on field goal attempts in 2022 with a long of 47 yards … Also punted and kicked off while at Tippecanoe … Broke three high school records, including field goals in a season (12), field goals in a career (16) and most PATs in a career (62) … Named first-team Division 3 all-state as a senior in 2022 … First-team all-league and All-Southwest District D3 in 2022 … Part of Tippecanoe’s team that went 13-2 and made the “Final Four” in 2022 at D3 level.