Football

JamarrionHarkless

  • position Defensive Lineman
  • height 6-3
  • Weight 346
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • High school Frederick Douglass
  • Previous School Purdue

2026- Junior
• Transferred to Kentucky after three years at Purdue
• Has played in 22 career games with 12 starts
• Has totaled 19 career tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks

2025- Sophomore (Purdue)
• Started in 12 games and charted 13 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, along with four quarterback hurries for the Boilermakers

2024- Redshirt Freshman (Purdue)
• Appeared in the first 10 games and had six tackles

2023- Freshman (Purdue)
• Redshirt season

High School
• Considered a consensus three-star prospect by all of the major recruiting sites
• Slotted as the No. 8 player in Kentucky and the 90th overall defensive lineman according to 247Sports
• Won the 2022 Kentucky 5A state championship with Frederick Douglas
• Named to the 2022 Lexington All-City team

Personal
• Born in Lexington, Kentucky
• Has one brother, Jefferson Harkless
• Major is liberal studies

Jamarrion Says
• Nickname is “Chops”
• After football, his dream job is to be a coach
• Three words to describe him are chill, funny and loyal
• Besides playing football and basketball, he’s also a really good singer
• Fun fact: he is distantly related to Marvin Gaye

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