Jackson Kleather

Position:
Kicker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tipp City, Ohio
High School:
Tippecanoe HS

Bowling Green

2025 | Junior
• Week One and Week Three MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
• Was four-for-four on field goals against Lafayette, which included a 56-yarder
• Was two-for-three on field goals at Cincinnati, nailing two within 30 yards
• Was three-for-three on field goals against Liberty, one being 50-yards out
• Kicked a 49-yard field goal at Louisville

2024 | Sophomore
• 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 | Freshman
• 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

Tippecanoe High School

Tipp City, Ohio

• Was a kicker for head coach Matt Burgbacher at Tippecanoe High School
• 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

Personal

• Son of Kristi and Chris Kleather
• Has a older sister, Kennedy, a younger sister Addi and a younger brother, Chris
• Made honor roll all four years of high school