Ketron Jackson is one of the nation’s top wide receiver prospects and he’s a top target of the Texas Longhorns. The Rivals250 member cut his list down to seven schools last week, with Texas one of the schools still standing.
“Texas has a great coaching staff. It’s a new coaching staff, but I like my position coach and coach (Tom) Herman,” Jackson said. “I’ve talked to the track head coach, coach Flo (Edrick Floreal). They have something good down at Texas. And that was my dream school growing up.”
The 6-1, 190-pound Jackson was a Texas fan growing up and while that’s not going to be the determining factor in his eventual decision, he does admit that there’s a certain lure in the idea of playing for the Longhorns.
“It helps them a lot, especially if it’s my dream school. It would be great to go to your dream school if I did decide to go there,” Jackson said. “I grew up watching them, had materialistic things around the home, the colors, a UT jacket. I always supported them. It’s good to know my hard work paid off.”
Jackson has stayed in touch with new UT receivers coach Andre Coleman and Tom Herman. The relationship he’s built with those two is another reason the Longhorns are still on his list.
“They’re both two great guys. Me and coach Coleman talk quite a bit,” Jackson said. “They’re both good people, good coaches.”
Along with Texas, Jackson’s top seven consists of Texas A&M, Arkansas, SMU, TCU, Oregon State and Colorado.
“I’m comfortable with them. The ones I have in my top seven, I have great relationship with the coaches,” Jackson said. “If you have a great relationships with the coaches, there’s always a good chance you’ll go there and play there.”
Where things go from here, Jackson doesn’t know. He doesn’t have a plan to further trim his list and with campus visits still on hold, he said he’s just planning to take his time with the process. Of his top seven, he was only able to visit Arkansas and Texas A&M before recruiting visits were shut down, so he wants to see some other campuses once the current restrictions are lifted.
Arkansas had the last chance to make an in-person impression on Jackson when he visited Fayetteville just before COVID-19 hit. Coming out of that visit, Jackson listed the Razorbacks as his top option, but he said he’s now keeping an open mind among his top seven.
“I’m still pretty open. But when I went there, to Arkansas, I met the whole coaching staff. They’re great people,” Jackson said. “I met some other recruits, some people from Arkansas. It was just a great time. That’s why I was pumped after I went down there.”
Jackson is ranked as the country’s No. 30 receiver prospect. He checks in at No. 172 on the Rivals250.
