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2024 Football Roster

16 Jackson Barletta

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 230
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown New Providence, N.J.
  • Highschool The Hun School

Biography

Closed out Fordham career in 2024 finishing second on the team in tacklesĀ  ... Started all 12 games at linebacker in 2024 ... Recovered from injury to have a successful 2022 season, appearing in all 12 games ... Had 2021 season cut short by injury ... Saw time in the defensive backfield as well as special teams in 2020-21 ... Served as back-up at free safety ... Proved to be a valuable special teams player as a freshman in 2019 while also seeing action in the defensive backfield ... A 2018 First Team All-MAPL selection at The Hun School ... Brother, David, played at Fordham from 2012-2016 ... Named to the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2024 (Grad Season)
• Started all 12 games at linebacker.
• Finished with 86 total tackles, 38 solo, including 4.0 for loss and one sack.
• Second on the team in total tackles.
• Also had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.
• Made a career-best 14 tackles, nine solo, including one for loss in season finale vs. Merrimack.
• Recorded 12 total tackles, five solo, including one for loss, in win over Georgetown.
• Had eleven stops at Holy Cross.
• Finished with eight tackles, six solo, including a sack, against Stony Brook.
• Notched eleven tackles, three solo, and broke up a pass versus Colgate.

2023 (Grad Season)
• Appeared in nine games, both at linebacker and on special teams.
• Recorded ten total tackles, including 0.5 for loss.
• Also had two pass breakups.
• Made three stops, one solo in Bucknell win.
• Broke up a pair of passes in win over Lehigh.

2022 (Senior Season)
• Appeared in all 12 games, both at linebacker and on special teams.
• Recorded 14 total tackles, seven solo.
• Also had an interception.
• Made four tackles in win over Stony Brook.
• Had two solo stops against Lehigh and Holy Cross.
• Intercepted a pass in the season opener at Wagner.

2021 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in two games before suffering a season-ending injury.
• Recorded nine tackles, two solo.
• Opened seasonĀ with seven stops at Nebraska.

2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
• Appeared in all three games, both in the defensive backfield and on special teams.
• Made five total tackles, four solo.
• Also intercepted a pass.
• Recorded three solo stops and picked off a pass in the win over Colgate.
• Had a pair of tackles in the Bucknell win.

2019 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in all eleven games as a freshman, mostly on special teams.
• Recorded seven solo tackles on the year.
• Made all seven stops against Holy Cross.

Before Fordham
• Played for head coach Todd Smith at The Hun School.
• A 2018 First Team All-MAPL selection.
• 2018 Times of Trenton All-Area team pick.
• Member of four conference championship teams.
• Served as a team captain.
• Also earned All-League honors in baseball and lacrosse.

Personal
• Son of Laurie and Daniel Barletta.
• Has two brothers (Dave and Dan) and two sisters (Lehigh and Amanda).
• Brother, Dave, was a four-year letter winner with the Rams from 2012-2016.
• A Marketing major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2019Freshman

    DB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020Sophomore

    DB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Senior

    LB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Graduate Student

    LB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Graduate Student

    LB
    6'3" 230 lbs
    16