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Oklahoma Listed in Top Five Schools For IMG Academy DL

The Sooners could add plenty of firepower on the defensive line through the 2024 class.
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Oklahoma Listed in Top Five Schools For IMG Academy DL
Oklahoma Listed in Top Five Schools For IMG Academy DL

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Oklahoma has secured a spot in Jayden Jackson’s top five schools. The class of 2024 defensive lineman from IMG Academy announced his trimmed list on Tuesday.

Rounding out Jackson’s top-five were Ohio State, Miami, Texas and Florida.

Rated as a three-star prospect, the offers he's received and the final five schools he's picked speaks volumes. He's considered a must-add player for some of the top schools in the country.

According to 247 Sports, Jackson is the No. 61 ranked defensive lineman in the 2024 class and the No. 651 ranked overall prospect. The 6-foot-2, 300 pound interior lineman moved to IMG Academy from Brownsburg High prior to the 2022 season. At Brownsburg, he tallied 45 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in two seasons.

At IMG, Jackson added 17 tackles, including six for loss, in four games as a junior.

Oklahoma’s recruiting momentum, especially with defensive line prospects, has been picking up serious steam recently. Highly sought after defensive linemen David Stone, Williams Nwaneri and Nigel Smith have all shown true interest in the Sooners too.

OU currently sits at No. 25 in 247's team recruiting rankings, but that number seems bound to change soon. The Sooners' coaching staff is finding a groove on the recruiting trail, and it's bound to pay off.

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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