Rutgers basketball is one of the latest programs to get involved with Tyler Jackson, a class of 2025 guard. The Scarlet Knights offered Jackson this week.
Jackson is a 6-foot guard from St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD). His recruitment is showing signs of taking off.
He pulled in his first offer last October from George Mason. Since then, Jackson has been offered by North Carolina A&T, Rhode Island and Illinois. The offer from Illinois came in May. Rutgers basketball and DePaul are his most recent offers reported offers.
Both programs offered Jackson on Monday.
Jackson tweeted about the offer on Monday evening:
Blessed to receive a offer from Rutgers University!!#GoKnights pic.twitter.com/644w9YGQBT
— Tyler J. (@yeadathype) July 25, 2022
Jackson plays for a very strong St. Frances team that went 35-6 last season.
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Rutgers has been consistently hitting up underclassmen. Also on Monday, the Scarlet Knights offered class of 2026 standout Chidi Nwigwe.
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A rising freshman at Bergen Catholic, Nwigwe is listed as 6-foot-6. Currently, he holds offers from Georgia Tech, St. Bonaventure, Fordham and Illinois.
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