Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 2/2 | 38 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 2/2 | 36 | 5/5 | 11 | |
| Total | 4/4 | 38 | — | 21 |
#90
Jackson Kleather
Senior kicker for Northwestern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Tipp City, OH · Tippecanoe
Transferred Bowling Green → Northwestern for 2026
The story
Senior kicker for Northwestern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2023.
- Transferred from Bowling Green to Northwestern in 2026.
The numbers
4
field goals · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 FG, 5 XP, vs Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonJackson Kleather
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20239 games
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Tippecanoe
202512 games
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Northwestern
Played his entire career under David Braun.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Northwestern
2025Bowling Green
2026Northwestern
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11/11 (100%) | 5/6 (83%) | 3/5 (60%) | |
| 2024 | 4/5 (80%) | 2/3 | 0/1 | |
| Career | 15/16 (94%) | 7/9 (78%) | 3/6 (50%) |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–18
10 points · 38 long · 100 percent on field goals
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +2 field goals, +2 field-goal attempts, +11 points.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Northwestern2-0HC: David Braun · Run-heavy, slow tempo
How he plays
Play style
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,317 recruit in the country is kicking in the Big Ten as a senior.
The battery
Northwestern’s specialists
- #60Evan BoutorwickLong snapper · So.
- #59Jack FlorentineLong snapper · So.
- #49Liam ReardonLong snapper · Sr.
- #92Nikola DugandzicPunter · Fr.8 punts · 31.6 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #95Marko DubakPunter · Sr.
- #90Jackson KleatherKicker · Sr.4 of 4 on field goals
- #94Henry HelmsKicker · Jr.
- #98Noah SurKicker · Fr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Weapon
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Hoyland’s 2022 season.
90%match
All-Mountain West
Matches John on
Longest make
FG%
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tate Sandell's junior season at Oklahoma (2025).
84%match
All-SEC
Matches Tate on
Class year
Weight
Longest make
Player DNA
Players who play like Jackson Kleather
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology