On3 top-75 EDGE CJ Jackson commits to Georgia Tech
Tucker (Ga.) four-star EDGE CJ Jackson has committed to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He announced the news on Instagram and Twitter.
He picked Georgia tech over Alabama, Clemson, South Carolina, LSU, Texas A&M, Auburn, Oklahoma, Georgia and Colorado.
Jackson is the No. 191 overall prospect and No. 14 EDGE in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 29 player in Georgia.
On3 rates Jackson higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 75 overall prospect, No. 7 EDGE and the No. 13 player in Georgia.
“I’ve always felt like I was capable of getting these offers and doing everything that I’m doing now,” Jackson told On3’s Jeremy Johnson last November. “I feel like hard work pays off. That’s something that I believe. I’ve seen my mom work hard to accomplish the things she’s accomplished. Hard work pays off. Not to sound cocky, but I knew one of these days someone was going to take a chance. It’s opened up the floodgates.”
Jackson first visited Georgia Tech last March. The Yellow Jackets extended him an offer on Jan. 3 and he was back on campus a few weeks later.
He would return to Georgia Tech again in April.
With Jackson’s pledge, Georgia Tech now has 17 commitments in its 2024 class. The group ranks as the No. 32 class in the country and the No. 7 class in the ACC.
Georgia Tech is well ahead of where it finished during the 2023 recruiting cycle. They finished with the No. 64 class in the country and No. 12 in the ACC.
CJ Jackson currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $68K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.