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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Jackson Ross

6-3, 215 · Hammond School · Columbia, SC

Committed to South Carolina since Jun 28

68offer strength · No. 792
0.8778composite · 3-star
14offers · 6 power

His offers

14 offers · visited 2
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina
SEC · strength 82
Committed
offered Jan 9
Texas Tech logoTexas Tech
Big 12 · strength 84
cool
official visit Jun 12
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cold
offered Aug 26, 2025
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cold
offered Dec 30, 2025
Louisville logoLouisville
ACC · strength 70
cool
offered Jun 2
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Jan 21
Show all 14 offersNorth Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Sep 5, 2025
South Florida logoSouth Florida
American Athletic · strength 44
cold
offered Jul 25, 2025
App State logoApp State
Sun Belt · strength 29
cold
offered Sep 28, 2025
Charlotte logoCharlotte
American Athletic · strength 26
cold
offered Mar 14
Coastal Carolina logoCoastal Carolina
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Jan 28
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Aug 1, 2025
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered Feb 16
Miami (OH) logoMiami (OH)
Mid-American · strength 23
cold
offered Aug 15, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 14 offers
Best fits
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina Committed
Has started 7 linebackers his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (7 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Texas Tech logoTexas Tech
Has started 8 linebackers his size since 2022; 5 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (8 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
Thin at linebacker (5 with 2+ years left); has started 8 linebackers his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

476 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 200 to 230 pounds): most in the SEC (76), Big Ten (71) and Big 12 (70). Programs that start it most: Alabama (9), Mississippi State (9) and TCU (9). Of his offers, Texas Tech (8), Virginia Tech (8), South Carolina (7) and Louisville (5) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 14 offers, Virginia Tech has the thinnest room at linebacker: 5 with 2+ years left of 10, 1 in his last year, 9 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted
Keandre JonesKeandre Jones
Class of 2016 · OLB · signed Ohio State
4 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 210
Not drafted
match 70
Victor Egu
Class of 2013 · ILB · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 70
Tyler Cooksey
Class of 2015 · ILB · signing not on record
Both offered by Louisville and North Carolina; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 70
Missouri logoBrandon Lee
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed Missouri
Both offered by Wake Forest and Virginia Tech; both about 6-3, 215
Not drafted
match 69
Tennessee logoChris Weatherd
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed Tennessee
4 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 68
Show all 10
Fred WarnerFred Warner
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed BYU
5 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 205
Drafted 2018, round 3, No. 70 · 7 NFL seasons as a starter
match 66
Temple logoBuddy Brown
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Temple
2 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 210
Not drafted
match 66
Daniel Fennell
Class of 2015 · ILB · signing not on record
Both offered by South Carolina and Louisville; both about 6-3, 210
Not drafted
match 66
Kansas logoMarcus Jenkins-Moore
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Kansas
3 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 210
Not drafted
match 66
Ohio State logoNick Conner
Class of 2015 · ILB · signed Ohio State
4 offers from top-25 programs; Ross had 2; both about 6-3, 225
Not drafted
match 66
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

18 dated moves since Jul 25, 2025
South Carolina logoCommitted South CarolinaJun 28
Texas Tech logoOfficial visit Texas TechJun 12
South Carolina logoOfficial visit South CarolinaJun 5
Louisville logoOffered LouisvilleJun 2
Vanderbilt logoOfficial visit VanderbiltMay 29
Charlotte logoOffered CharlotteMar 14
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateFeb 16
Texas Tech logoOffered Texas TechFeb 3
Show all 18 moves
Coastal Carolina logoOffered Coastal CarolinaJan 28
Tulane logoOffered TulaneJan 21
South Carolina logoOffered South CarolinaJan 9
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechDec 30, 2025
App State logoOffered App StateSep 28, 2025
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaSep 5, 2025
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestAug 26, 2025
Miami (OH) logoOffered Miami (OH)Aug 15, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyAug 1, 2025
South Florida logoOffered South FloridaJul 25, 2025
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