Bio

Jesse Shimba Luketa (born January 15, 1999) is a Canadian-born professional gridiron football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. Luketa 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.