Four-star tight end Amir Jackson signs with Florida
Four-star recruit Amir Jackson of Portal (Ga.) signed his National Letter of Intent with Florida on Wednesday, which is National Signing Day Here’s everything you need to know about him.
Position: Tight end
Height/Weight: 6-foot-5 /220 pounds
On3 Industry Rankings: No. 87 overall, No. 8 TE, No. 13 in Georgia.
Commitment date: 6/17/23
Chose Florida over: Auburn, Miami, Kentucky.
Time of enrollment: June
Jackson says: “Coach (Billy) Napier trusts the process; if you are a dog you will play (as a freshman). I feel like we can flip that 5-5 to 10-0.”
Stats: Jackson had 44 catches for 727 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season — to go along with 200 rushing yards with four scores — and 57 tackles with 6 tackles for loss and 1 sack.
Notable: Jackson played receiver in high school and will transition to tight end once he arrives in Gainesville. … He also plays forward for the Portal basketball team. Over four varsity seasons, he averages 13.7 points and 10.9 rebounds a game.
Social Media: Twitter (@its_Amirjackson) Instagram (@_theamirjackson)
What the Gators are getting in Amir Jackson
Scouting report: He’s got a perfect tight end frame, at 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. He’s playing three sports in high school, so weight gain will come. Great length and vertical. Can really high point a ball. Fairly quick off the ball. Excellent hands. Transitioning from receiver to tight end, so blocking is area where he’ll need to improve.
Quoteworthy: “Outside of his length, there’s no doubt his ability to go up and make a play on the football is kind of what separates him from everyone else. Jump balls with him are not 50-50. It’s 80-20. And that’s a lot of times with two guys on him. He’s made a bunch of plays like that and that’s definitely an impressive feature of his.
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The feet are great. His ability to go up when he needs to, high point the ball — you can tell that’s from rebounding the basketball. And then on top of that, his soft hands. Again, I think that comes from playing basketball since childhood.
His burst is one thing a lot of the coaches that come through watching him have been impressed by. He’s faster off the ball than some of them even thought.
I believe that he can carry 250 and nobody would even notice. He’s busy year round with multiple sports. And he’s always hungry so he’s not eating as much as he will when he gets off somewhere.” — Portal coach Jason McEachin
