11 Facts About Jesse Luketa

Jesse Shimbi Luketa was born on January 15,1999 and is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.

Jesse Luketa played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Jesse Luketa was raised in a single parent household by his mother, who immigrated to Canada from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

When Jesse Luketa was 14 years old, he enrolled at Mercyhurst Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, for his final three years of high school.

Jesse Luketa was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State from over 40 scholarship offers.

Jesse Luketa played mostly on special teams during his freshman season.

Jesse Luketa saw more significant playing time as a sophomore, and made 24 tackles with four passes broken up.

Jesse 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.

Jesse Luketa played both linebacker and defensive end as a senior, and was named to the third-team All-Big Ten Conference.

Jesse Luketa was selected in the final round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

Jesse Luketa was waived by the Cardinals on August 30,2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.