Jarrett Kingston

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Jarrett Kingston
No. 61 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24) [1]
Redding, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Anderson
(Anderson, California)
College: Washington State (2018–2022)
USC (2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / Round: 6 / Pick: 215
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Player stats at PFR

Jarrett Kingston (born December 2, 1999) [1] is an American professional football guard for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State and USC and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

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Early life

Kingston was born in and grew up in Northern California. [2] He attended Anderson Union High School where he was a standout two-way lineman in football and also won a discus throw championship. [2] He was called up from the junior varsity football team at age 15 and then helped the team reach the NSCIF Division III playoffs as a junior while being named first-team All-CIF Northern Section. [3] [4] He then earned All-NorCal honors as a senior. [5] He committed to play college football for the Washington State Cougars as a three-star prospect. [2]

College career

Kingston redshirted as a true freshman at Washington State in 2018, appearing in one game. [2] He appeared in 10 games as a left guard during the 2019 season and then started all four games in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season at the position. [6] He started all 13 games in 2021, playing at left guard for the first 12 games before switching to left tackle in the final game of the year. [5] Kingston started nine games in the 2022 season before missing the rest of the year due to injury; nonetheless he was chosen an honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference selection. [7]

Although Kingston had considered entering the 2023 NFL draft prior to his injury, he opted to return for a final season in 2023 and transferred to the USC Trojans. [8] He started 11-of-12 games for the Trojans while seeing action at both right tackle and right guard, allowing a total of four sacks. [9] [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+14 in
(1.94 m)
306 lb
(139 kg)
32+18 in
(0.82 m)
9+34 in
(0.25 m)
5.02 s1.73 s2.91 s4.47 s7.53 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)
9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
36 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [11] [12]

San Francisco 49ers

Kingston was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (215th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. [13] He was waived on August 27, 2024. [14]

Carolina Panthers

On August 28, 2024, Kingston was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [15]

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