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Measurements
- Height:6'5
- Weight:240 LBS
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Schools of Interest
Alabama Crimson Tide (offered)
LSU Tigers (offered)
Ohio State Buckeyes (offered)
Texas A&M Aggies (offered)
Texas Longhorns (offered)
Landon Jackson
DCTF Star Rating
Defensive End
Texarkana Pleasant Grove Hawks, Class of 2021
Status: Verbal Commit
- State Rank:#15
- Position Rank:#4
Jackson is a team leader on and off of the field. He plays with 100 percent effort on every snap. He has had bad luck with the injury bug in high school, but not before establishing himself as one of the top rush defensive end prospects in the nation. Jackson is a quarterback's nightmare.
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