The Oklahoma Sooners found an immediate impact player in the 2024 recruiting class when [autotag]Jayden Jackson[/autotag] committed and signed with the Sooners.
Jackson has earned a number of freshman accolades after a tremendous year with the Sooners. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman team along with Eli Bowen, and on Tuesday, Jackson was named a freshman All-American by the Football Writer’s Association of America.
Jackson was originally a three-star prospect but saw his stock rise incredibly over his junior and senior seasons and finished as a four-star player in the cycle. As an early enrolee, Jackson turned heads during the Sooners Alamo Bowl preparation and hasn’t slowed down. He wowed during spring ball, the spring game, and during fall camp and earned the right to start at defensive tackle for the Sooners week one vs. Temple.
And he didn’t disappoint. Jackson was a force in the middle, making life difficult for opposing offensive lines, in particular in the run game.
On the season, Jackson finished eighth on the team with 30 total tackles and added three tackles for loss and two sacks. According to Pro Football Focus, he started 10 of Oklahoma’s 13 games this season and finished
As part of the Sooners defensive tackle rotation, Jackson helped the Sooners become one of the best run defenses in the nation in 2024. The Sooners defensive tackle rotation of Jackson, Damonic Williams, Gracen Halton, and David Stone is one of the strengths of the team and has a chance to be one of the best defensive tackle groups in all of college football in 2025.
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