Kennith Jackson

Height:
6-null
Weight:
230
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Clara, CA
High School:
Archbishop Mitty HS

Vaulted to the top of the depth chart at Mike linebacker at CalPoly after an impressive spring game in 2009, moved to Willlinebacker midway through the 2009 season as a redshirt freshman,started all 11 games at Sam linebacker as a sophomore in 2010 andmoved back to Mike linebacker last fall to replace the departedMarty Mohamed ... will start at Mike linebacker in final season asa Mustang in 2012 ... named to 2012 preseason All-Big SkyConference first team as well as College Sports Madness Big Skyfirst team ... a Beyond Sports Network Football ChampionshipSubdivision Preseason All-American third-team selection.

2011 -- Cal Poly's second-leading tackler lastfall with 80, including 40 solo stops and 40 assisted tackles ...also recorded 6.0 tackles for lost yardage, including one sack,broke up eight passes (season-high three against San Diego State),hurried the quarterback twice (both against Eastern Washington),recovered a fumble and intercepted a pair of passes (North Dakotaand South Alabama) ... season-high 10 tackles (six solo) againstSouthern Utah and nine stops against Montana ... never recordedless than five tackles in a game ... notched a sack against EasternWashington and recovered a fumble in Southern Utah contest ...started all 11 games at Mike linebacker ... with Jackson in themiddle, Cal Poly's defense finished 2011 season ranked No. 28 inthe nation in rushing defense, allowing just 128.36 yards per game... finished No. 2 in the Great West in passes defended per game(.91) and sixth in tackles en route to first-team All-Great WestConference honors ... selected to Phil Steele’s PreseasonAll-Great West Conference first team in 2011 ... earned two tacklesin 2012 Spring Game.

2010 -- A second-team All-Great West Conferenceselection as a sophomore after finishing No. 2 on Cal Poly’stackle chart with 67, including 32 solo stops ... 9.5 tackles forlost yardage, including two each against Humboldt State, TexasState and South Dakota ... earned a half-sack against Texas State... recovered a fumble against McNeese State ... two pass breakups,both against McNeese State, and a pair of quarterback hurries forthe season ... matched his career high with 11 tackles in TexasState game ... also notched nine tackles against North Dakota andeight stops in three other contests.

2009 -- Played in all 11 games with 10 startsas a redshirt freshman at either Will or Mike linebacker ... secondon the team with 58 total tackles, including 23 solo stops, enroute to All-Great West honorable mention ... career-high 11tackles against South Dakota ... also had seven tackles in theOhio, San Jose State and UC Davis games ... 4.5 tackles for lostyardage ... recovered pair of fumbles, returning one 32 yards for atouchdown against Dixie State ... intercepted one pass and returnedit 22 yards in Sacramento State game ... also credited with twoquarterback hurries and a pass breakup ... recorded three tacklesin 2010 Spring Game.

2008 -- Redshirt ... recorded a sack, a tacklefor lost yardage and a quarterback hurry in 2009 Spring Game.

High School -- Jackson teamed with ThomasReynolds for over 1,800 yards rushing in 2007, leading ArchbishopMitty to a 7-4 overall record (3-3 West Catholic Athletic League)under head coach Matt Haniger ... Jackson, rated by Scout.com asthe No. 4 high school fullback in the state and No. 30 in thenation by ESPN Insider, netted 729 yards and scored seventouchdowns for the Monarchs in 2007, including 178 yards on justsix carries against Soquel ... earned first-team All-WCAL honors asa running back, second-team All-San Jose Mercury News as alinebacker and was honorable mention All-Metro as a linebacker aschosen by the San Francisco Chronicle ... as a junior in 2006,rushed for 853 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 5.7 yards percarry and earning first-team all-WCAL honors, as Mitty again posted7-4 overall and 3-3 league marks, this time under head coach DaveBrown ... selected to play in the 2008 Silicon Valley Youth Classicat Spartan Stadium ... visited San Jose State, UNLV and UCLA beforechoosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Kennith Sr. and CharmaineJackson ... two sisters, Tyler Jackson and Shannen Dudddley ...wants to work for a major advertising firm ... member of Block P,AASU, BIM and the Communications Club ... is fluent in English,Spanish and French ... performed on the Mickey Mouse Show as ayoung child ... born April 10, 1990, in San Jose, Calif. ... majorsin communication studies.