Penn State Football linebacker Ellis Brooks (13) celebrates during the Michigan Wolverines versus Penn State Nittany Lions game on November 13, 2021 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire)
On Tuesday morning, Penn State Football received a commitment from composite 4-star linebacker Kari Jackson out of West Bloomfield, Michigan, adding a major piece to the Nittany Lions‘ future on defense.
According to 247sports composite rankings, Jackson ranks as the number 395 overall player, the number 30 linebacker, and the number nine player in the state of Michigan for the 2024 class.
Jackson picked the Nittany Lions over Wisconsin, Maryland, Cincinnati, and Stanford, among others. After playing his sophomore season at IMG academy in Florida which has become a recruiting pipeline for Penn State Football, Jackson played his junior season back at home in West Bloomfield, Michigan. In his junior season, Jackson totaled 103 tackles, including 26 tackles for a loss and 3 sacks.
Blessed and thankful to announce my commitment as a student-athlete to Penn State University!!! #WeAre #LBU pic.twitter.com/XUBa8CqLaz
— Kari Jackson (@Kari_Jackson24) February 28, 2023
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Jackson is the third commit of Penn State’s 2024 class, joining two in-state commits Anthony Speca and Cooper Cousins.
Jackson will join Speca in the Penn State Football linebacker room and look to maintain Penn State’s reputation as Linebacker U.
#WeAre…Better #107kStrong #PSUnrivaled pic.twitter.com/Z48OeRPduT
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) February 28, 2023
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Education: Saint Vincent College, Penn State Law School
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Experience:Robert Casturo has covered Penn State football for NittanyCentral since 2022. Casturo previously covered Penn State football through a social media presence (@PSU_FB_Thoughts on X) since 2019. Casturo earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Vincent College in 2015, where he was a punter for 1 season on the Saint Vincent College football team and worked in the athletic department for 2 years as a student manager. Casturo earned his JD from Penn State Law in 2018 where he was a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.
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