Louisiana ATH an intriguing prospect
At
6-foot-6, 200 pounds and sporting a blazing 4.5 time in the 40-yard dash,
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Jackson is a magnet for attention every time he steps on the football
field.
No doubt college scouts will be flocking to Bunkie (La.) High
School again this year to see one of the South's most intriguing athletes play.
Coming off a year which saw him earn all-state honors for the second time at
free safety (61 tackles, 12 interceptions, 7 pass breakups), Jackson is eager to
make a run at those honors on both sides of the ball.
"Our offense and
quarterback is going to be a lot better this season, and our coaches are talking
about throwing the ball a lot more than we ever have," said Jackson, who caught
27 passes for 470 yards and eight touchdowns last season. "I'd like to reach the
1,000-yard mark this season and be all-state at receiver as well as DB."
Jackson's skills have drawn interest from Miami, Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss,
Colorado and Louisiana-Lafayette. He camped at LSU and Northwestern this summer,
but has yet to receive his first official scholarship offer.
"Miami and Tennessee are my main two with LSU as well," he said. "Miami is a
team I really like because of their winning program and all of the players they
send to the NFL. Tennessee is a team I grew up watching a lot of their games on
TV. I've always liked the way they play and all the great players they've put
out. And the thing I like most about LSU is the coaching staff. They have some
coaches who I feel could help me become a great player. I like their offense a
lot, too. They throw the ball to the receivers a whole lot."
Jackson said Ole Miss would likely round out his main for schools at this
point.
"That's a place I feel like I could step in and maybe have the biggest impact
as a freshman," he said. "Their receivers coach told me they're losing a lot of
players at wide receiver and DB, and that I could probably come right in and
play. That's something that's important to me. I'd like to be able to play right
off the bat."