Darrell Jackson Jr. says getting eligible for next season is 'a process'

Coming out of high school, Darrell Jackson went to Maryland. From there, he transferred to Miami. Then, after one season there, he moved on to Florida State. Now, however, Jackson says that getting eligible for next season is going to be a process.

While speaking to the media, Jackson explained a little bit about the process that he’s dealing with.

“It’s a process,” Darrell Jackson said, avoiding giving a timeline for that process. “Everything going through, it’s a process.”

Jackson has played in 20 games over his first two seasons at the college level. During that time, he has made 49 tackles, 4.5 of which were for a loss, and he had three sacks.

Darrell Jackson played high school football at Gadsden County (Florida), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 736 overall recruit in the 2021 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

It was additions like Jackson this offseason that have made some consider Florida State head coach Mike Norvell to be the ‘portal king.’ After all, very few have managed to use the portal as effectively to build a roster as he has.

Mario Cristobal praised Darrell Jackson Jr.

After his first season coaching the Miami Hurricanes, head coach Mario Cristobal praised several players. Among those players was Darrell Jackson.

“Guys like Darrell Jackson played really well…A lot of guys are doing that. Improving, maturing and we’ve got to just collectively get more and more development going,” Cristobal said.

“Just keep improving, everything from our internal development to our roster acquisitions and what not, just got to keep going.”