Jaxson Kirkland
Washington Huskies – No. 51 | |
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Position | Offensive tackle |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | July 30, 1998 |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jaxson Kirkland is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Washington Huskies.
Early life and high school[]
Kirkland grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Jesuit High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at UCLA during the summer before his senior year.[2] Kirkland decommitted from UCLA at the end of his senior football season and ultimately signed a letter of intent to play at Washington over an offer from Oregon.[3]
College career[]
Kirkland redshirted his true freshman season at Washington. He was named the Huskies starting right guard going into his redshirt freshman season and started all 14 of the Huskies' games.[4] Kirkland started the first 11 games of his redshirt sophomore season before sustaining an injury.[5] He moved from right guard to left tackle going into the 2020 season and was named first team All-Pac-12 Conference.[6] Kirkland considered entering the 2021 NFL Draft, but opted to return to Washington for a fifth season.[7] He entered his fifth season as one of the top offensive tackle prospects for the 2022 NFL Draft.[8] Kirkland repeated as a first team All-Pac-12 selection after starting ten games with two games missed to an ankle injury in 2021 and declared for the 2022 NFL Draft at the end of the season.[9] He opted out of the draft after it was discovered that his ankle injury was more severe than previously thought.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Offensive line recruit Jaxson Kirkland commits to UW Huskies". The Bellingham Herald. January 31, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew (August 14, 2016). "Jaxson Kirkland, Jesuit OL, commits to UCLA Bruins over Oregon State Beavers, others". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew (January 31, 2017). "Jaxson Kirkland, Jesuit 3-star OL, commits to Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Jaxson Kirkland carries on family tradition with Huskies' offensive line". The Seattle Times. October 11, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Extra reps and lettuce wraps: How Huskies left tackle Jaxson Kirkland transformed his body from his home gym". The Seattle Times. October 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Raley, Dan (July 19, 2021). "Kirkland is Living Out Trey Adams' Dream". SI.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "UW Huskies left tackle Jaxson Kirkland announces he will return for fifth season". The Seattle Times. December 28, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Trapasso, Chris (September 13, 2021). "How 2022 NFL Draft prospects fared: Aidan Hutchinson cruises past Jaxson Kirkland in marquee battle". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "All-Pac-12 left tackle Jaxson Kirkland posts goodbye to UW, expected to enter 2022 NFL draft". The Seattle Times. December 8, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (February 1, 2022). "Sources: Washington Huskies OT Jaxson Kirkland opts out of NFL draft, plans to return to college". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
External links[]
- Living people
- American football offensive tackles
- Washington Huskies football players
- Players of American football from Oregon
- 1998 births