Kicker, Northwestern (from Bowling Green), 2023–⁠26

Jackson Kleather

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Bowling Green (school media guide)

Number
No. 90
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Tipp City, OH

Jackson Kleather plays kicker for Northwestern, after Bowling Green (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

11 of 13 field goals

Last game: at Michigan State, W 24–⁠21

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 2SDST
  2. 2COLO
  3. 1@IU
  4. 2PSU
  5. 1BALL
  6. 3@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career highvs. Lafayette, 2025

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2024Bowling Green6966.7451735
2025Bowling Green192286.4562683
2026Northwestern111384.6522255
Career364481.85665173

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2023Bowling Green311,20438.86313
2025Bowling Green29949.5541
Career331,30339.56314

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Bowling Green90PKFr.
2024Bowling Green90PKSo.
2025Bowling Green90PKJr.
2026Northwestern90PKSr.5′10″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2024Bowling Green––––––-2.2 (9 att.)
2025Bowling Green––––––12.2 (22 att.)
2026Northwestern––––––5.6 (9 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Northwestern 6 games, 11 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateW 34–⁠182238410
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠72236511
Sep 25atIndianaL 23–⁠29114225
Oct 2vs.Penn StateW 34–⁠132350410
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠14115269
Oct 17atMichigan StateW 24–⁠213439110
2025 Bowling Green 12 games, 19 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.LafayetteW 26–⁠74456214
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠34233028
Sep 13vs.LibertyW 23–⁠133350211
Sep 20atLouisvilleL 17–⁠40114925
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠35223328
Oct 11vs.ToledoW 28–⁠2300044
Oct 18vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠27224906
Oct 25atKent StateL 21–⁠2401033
Nov 1vs.BuffaloL 3–⁠28115103
Nov 8atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠2700033
Nov 18vs.AkronL 16–⁠193431110
Nov 25atMassachusettsW 45–⁠14114258
2024 Bowling Green 6 games, 6 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.FordhamW 41–⁠1700055
Sep 7atPenn StateL 27–⁠34224239
Sep 21atTexas A&ML 20–⁠26233328
Sep 28vs.Old DominionL 27–⁠3001033
Oct 5atAkronW 27–⁠20224539
Oct 12vs.Northern IllinoisL 7–⁠1701011
2023 Bowling Green 9 games, 31 punts, 38.8 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 30atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠27–––––
Oct 7atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠27–––––
Oct 14atBuffaloW 24–⁠14–––––
Oct 21vs.AkronW 41–⁠14–––––
Nov 1vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠21–––––
Nov 8atKent StateW 49–⁠19–––––
Nov 14vs.ToledoL 31–⁠32–––––
Nov 21atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠10–––––
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 24–⁠30–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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