Ohio State Commit Donovan Jackson Gets 5-Star Rating and Top-10 Ranking in Latest 247 Class of 2021 Update
By Jack Murphy
One of the most important aspects for any college football program is recruiting potential talent to maximize the success of a team. The Ohio State Buckeyes do that quite well.
Ohio State commit Donovan Jackson received a 5-star rating in the latest update from 247Sports. He also notched himself a top-10 ranking in the nation.
Donovan Jackson is a new 5⭐️ according to 247 Sports. #8 player in their updated rankings.
— OT (@CLESteelBuck) February 19, 2020
Jackson is an offensive guard out of Bellaire, Tex. and currently attends Episcopal High School. He stands at 6-4 and weighs 308 pounds. He is primarily a guard however he does have experience at tackle as well. Jackson has been dominant in games and in camps against some elite competition.
Jackson had numerous offers to play collegiate football from the likes of Alabama, Notre Dame and Michigan just to name a few.
Ohio State has an impressive list of commits from the 2021 class as 7-of-10 of their hard commits are within the top-100 high school players in that class.
7 of Ohio State's 10 commits are top-100 players. Jack Sawyer, Kyle McCord, Donovan Jackson and Reid Carrico are all No. 1 or No. 2 at their position https://t.co/9Kxn4hV1J4
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) February 19, 2020
Since Jackson, as well as the rest of the 2021 class, will not graduate till summer of that year, we will have to wait another season until their college debuts. However, as the Buckeyes are established as one of the top-tier football programs in the nation, they have a title within their sights.