Jackson Kleather

HONORS 2025 All-MAC Second Team, PK 2025 | Junior • 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, 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 • Was two-for-two on field goals at Ohio • Kicked a 49-yarder against Central Michigan, going two-for-two on the day • Notched a 51-yarder against Buffalo • Made three field goals against Akron • Put a 42-yarder through the uprights at UMass 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