SIGNED ✍️
Another January enrollee❗️
Joining the Havoc Hoos, let us officially welcome OLB James Jackson (@jamesjacks0n) to the UVA Family!#GoHoos | #TheStandard21 🔶🔷 pic.twitter.com/kONMjFTdsu
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 16, 2020
James Jackson
OLB
Position
6'3''
Height
200 lbs.
Weight
Freshman
Class
Pulaski, Va.
Hometown
North Cross HS
High School
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Spring semester enrollee … played linebacker and wide receiver at North Cross High School for head coach Stephen Alexander … earned all-state honors as a receiver and as a linebacker after helping the Raiders to an 11-1 record and a VISAA Division II state championship in 2019 … caught 29 passes for 575 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2019, while also notching 77 tackles, 8.0 TFLs and 9.0 sacks … in a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, he made 29 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks … also caught 11 passes for 202 yards and two scores … played freshman year at Pulaski County High School … a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com.