Jackson Rising in the Ranks


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Jamar Jackson ’s spectacular off-season continued this past weekend, when he earned a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech. It was the latest of major D-1A offers for the Varina standout, who enjoyed a very successful May Evaluation period.

“I was expecting it after the performance I had,” Jackson said of the VT offer. “I really showed my skills on the one-on-one drills. But I was real happy Virginia Tech offered me.”

Jackson, who measured in at 6-3 ¼, 220 pounds, and ran a 4.3 in the shuttle at Virginia Tech, is now up to seven official scholarship offers. Ball State, Duke, Syracuse and Temple have offered officially. As have Boston College and N.C. State, both of which came during the Evaluation period.

Jackson has really developed physically this off-season, a big reason why he has received this attention.

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