Four-Star DL Kendall Jackson commits to Miami

Four-star defensive lineman Kendall Jackson of Gainesville (FL) F.W. Buchholz announced his commitment to Miami Saturday afternoon.

The 6-foot-5, 220 DL was previously committed to Florida.

“The development that I’m going to get from Coach Taylor! I see what Rueben Bain has been able to accomplish as a true freshman under Coach Taylor’s coaching. My main goal in football is to be a H.O.F. and what better way to get there than to be coached by one.”

His relationship with the coaching staff and their plan for him played a role in his decision as well.

“I talk to Coach Cristobal, Coach Salavea’a and Coach Taylor the most. They told me they was going to use me at end or stand up because of how versatile I am and just match me up with the opponent’s weakest O-Lineman.”

The Sunshine State defensive lineman joins coach Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes’ top 10 2024 class. He is accompanied by five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott, four-star EDGE Marquise Lightfoot, and others.

Kendall Jackson Recruiting Profile

Jackson ranks as the No. 387 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 40 defensive lineman and the No. 46 player in Florida.

He currently does not have an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. 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.