Arizona: RS… Expected to challenge for a top spot on the offensive line entering 2003 fall drills… Redshirted for the Wildcats in 2002 even though he made the travel roster for some games last year… Named the team's top offensive scout team player at the annual team banquet… Jackson was one of the Cats' big line recruits in 2002 and is among those listed by John Mackovic as a group from which he expects one or more to emerge as four-year players.
High School: Inglewood High School, Inglewood, Calif., 2002… Jackson earned PrepStar All-America honors as the All-West No. 5 offensive line prospect... Widely recruited in the West and by one Big Ten team... A two-way player who was recruited both ways but will likely stay on offense for UA... Honorable mention in the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West poll, with five votes... A Rivals100.com four-star selection as a Top 30 offensive tackle prospect and a Max Emfinger national top 38 offensive tackle prospect... SuperPrep All-Farwest as the No. 60 prospect in the three-state region... Second-team Las Vegas Sun Super 11 honors... Made 65 tackles and 14 sacks as a defensive tackle... Los Angeles Times all-area honors... Daily Breeze all-state selection... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100... Played two years of varsity basketball as a freshman and sophomore… Football team captain senior year.
