Prep Football: Pleasant Grove’s Jackson makes visit to Arkansas

(Photo courtesy of Lance Jackson)
(Photo courtesy of Lance Jackson)

Pleasant Grove defensive lineman Lance Jackson made a trip to Fayetteville this past weekend as Arkansas began hosting numerous top recruits in the nation.

Lance Jackson, who stands at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds and is part of the Class of 2025, is the younger brother of former Pleasant Grove standout and current Arkansas defensive end Landon Jackson.

The Texarkana Gazette co-Defensive Lineman of the Year finished the 2022 campaign with 64 tackles, including 11 for a loss, two sacks and a blocked kick. He also was named to first team on defense on the 2022 7-4A All-District Team.

He has more than a dozen college offers on the table as is, including Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Tennessee and Texas Tech among others.

The university will continue bringing in recruits through April.

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