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Where did Jesse Luketa go to college? Did Jesse Luketa play college football?

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Jesse Shimba Luketa is a Canadian-born professional gridiron football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State.

Where did Jesse Luketa go to college?

Luketa attended Penn State University and he played mostly on special teams during his freshman season. He saw more significant playing time as a sophomore and made 24 tackles with four passes broken up.

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Luketa was selected as a team captain going into his junior year and finished the season second on the team with 59 tackles along with 2.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and three passes broken up.

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Luketa played both linebacker and defensive end as a senior and was named to the third-team All-Big Ten Conference. Following the end of the season, he declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Did Jesse Luketa play college football?

Yes, Luketa played college football at Penn State. He was drafted in the final round 256th overall of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He was ranked as the #2 Canadian prospect ahead of the 2022 CFL Draft, where he was drafted in the second round 20th overall by the Ottawa Redblacks as a territorial draft pick. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 27.

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