Class of 2027 · safety
Rico Jackson
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5-11, 165 lb · Quince Orchard HS · Gaithersburg, MD
Committed to Indiana since May 1674Model gradeiBetter offers than 82% of his classTop 1,000 board. Past boards here: 71% signed at a Power 4 school, 8% were drafted.
StarsiConsensus stars, as reported by CollegeFootballData.
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His offers, dated
His offers
23 offers · visited 3
Strongest program firstCommittedVisited
IndianaCommittedoffered Apr 10Penn Statecoolofficial visit Jun 12Northwesterncoldoffered May 5Wisconsincoldoffered Mar 24Wake Forestcoldoffered Jan 30North Carolinacoldoffered May 2, 2025Pittsburghcoldoffered Jan 29Virginia Techcoolofficial visit Jun 5West Virginiacoldoffered Jan 30Vanderbiltcoldoffered Apr 1Syracusecoldoffered May 24, 2023Marylandcoldoffered May 29, 2025Californiacoldoffered Feb 13James Madisoncoldoffered Nov 15, 2025Toledocoldoffered Feb 24, 2025South Floridacoldoffered Jan 14Delawarecoldoffered Apr 30Libertycoldoffered Jan 28App Statecoldoffered Jun 15, 2025Coastal Carolinacoldoffered Mar 9Massachusettscoldoffered Jan 21Dartmouthcoldoffered Dec 9, 2025Howardcoldoffered May 16, 2025Strongest programs first (how strength is made). Warm: 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. These are the offers on record, not every offer made.
His board on any day
May 2023 to todayMay 2023DecJulFebSepAprNov 2026
Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline and the grade become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Every dated move
27 dated moves since May 24, 2023Official visit Penn StateJun 12Official visit Virginia TechJun 5Committed IndianaMay 16Official visit IndianaMay 15Offered NorthwesternMay 5Offered DelawareApr 30Offered IndianaApr 10Offered VanderbiltApr 1Offered WisconsinMar 24Offered Coastal CarolinaMar 9Offered CaliforniaFeb 13Offered Wake ForestJan 30Offered West VirginiaJan 30Offered PittsburghJan 29Offered Virginia TechJan 29Offered LibertyJan 28Offered Penn StateJan 28Offered MassachusettsJan 21Offered South FloridaJan 14Offered DartmouthDec 9, 2025Offered James MadisonNov 15, 2025Offered App StateJun 15, 2025Offered MarylandMay 29, 2025Offered HowardMay 16, 2025Offered North CarolinaMay 2, 2025Offered ToledoFeb 24, 2025Offered SyracuseMay 24, 2023Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
His testing numbers
Testing numbers
none yetNo testing numbers for Rico yet. His family can add his 40, shuttle, jumps, bench and track times below, with proof.
How we know each number. Verified: a testing company or state meet result we matched to his name, class and date. Coach-confirmed: his coach said yes from a school email. Video-evidenced: a clip of the timer or tape that we watched. Self-reported, in grey: his family's word. Testing numbers here come only through this form.
Where he fits
Best fits
best 3 of 23 offersIndiana CommittedA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size10 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 3 leave after this season · 1 starter his size since 20222Penn StateThin at defensive back, and a spot opens next season12 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 2 leave after this season · no starter his size since 20223NorthwesternA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size10 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 4 leave after this season · 3 starters his size since 2022Ranked by how thin each program is at his spot, whether it starts players his size, who leaves after this season and, while he is uncommitted, our odds. How it is made.
His role
Safety5-11, 165 lb. Built like Anthony Cook (6-0, 168), a starter at Texas in 2022.
Read off his size at his position; schemes from each program's season article on Wikipedia (base defense) and our play-by-play (how much it throws). A guide to where he would line up, not a scouting report. How it is made.
Compare his offers
any 4 of 23Fit for him
No. 1of 23 offers
No. 2of 23 offers
No. 3of 23 offers
Program strength
69of 100
78of 100
73of 100
Players like him who went there: drafted
0 of 5closest: Cook, 2015
3 of 5Reid, round 4
0 of 3closest: Campbell, 2016
Players like him there: a real season by year two
0 of 1
1 of 1
1 of 2
Room at defensive back
Thin10 with 2+ years left
Thin12 with 2+ years left
Thin10 with 2+ years left
Leaving after this season
3
2
4
2027 commits at defensive back
2Ramir Harris-Dupree, Chris Bradley
2Kei'Shjuan Telfair, Dhillon McGee
3Cristian Mbamarah, Kingston Thornton +1
Starts players his size
1starters his size since 2022
0starters his size since 2022
3starters his size since 2022
Base defense
4-2-5DC Bryant Haines since 2024
4-3DC D'Anton Lynn since 2026
4-3DC Tim McGarigle since 2024
Coaches defensive back
Ola Adams
Deon Broomfield
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From home
499 miIN
120 miPA
585 miIL
Where it stands
Committed
Coolofficial visit Jun 12
Coldoffered May 5
His best-fitting offers first; pick any 4 of Rico's 23 to compare. Green is the best in each row. Room counts the players at his spot with two or more years left. Players like him: up to five past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his and who signed at that school, from classes whose careers are over; a real season means 100+ passes, 50+ carries, 15+ catches, 25+ tackles, 3+ sacks or 2+ interceptions. Offensive linemen and defenders from classes before 2016 are not in that row: the box score does not count linemen's work and has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him. How fit is made.
Schools that should be calling
8 that have not offered
Auburn Stocked at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year2
Rutgers Stocked at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by March of junior year · defensive backs coach Adam Cox3
Michigan State Even at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach James Adams4
Boston College Stocked at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year5
Kentucky Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by September of junior year · defensive backs coach Josh Christian-Young6
Tennessee Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by April of sophomore year7
Florida Stocked at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year · defensive backs coach Chris Collins8
Michigan Stocked at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Brad Hawkins
Tennessee Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by April of sophomore year7Florida Stocked at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year · defensive backs coach Chris Collins8Michigan Stocked at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Brad HawkinsPrograms that offered the recruits most like him (same position, size, home state and offers), have not offered him, and sit near the level of the offers he holds. How it is made.
Where his size starts
179of 1,110 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size5-10 to 6-0, 153 to 177 lb
- Most inSun Belt26American Athletic26
Big Ten25 - Start his size most
Tulane7App State6
Marshall6 - His offers that doApp State6Coastal Carolina4Northwestern3California3
Who needs him
California is thinnest at defensive back of his 23 offersThin- 9 with 2+ years left of 19
- 4 leave after this season
- 12 portal exits in 3 seasons
- 3 commits this cycle
- Also thin thereIndiana10Northwestern10Penn State12
A starter is six or more games in one of the position's starting slots, 2022-2026 (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is players with 2+ years left plus 2027 commits, against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame). How it is made.
Players like him, and how they turned out
How 50 boards like his turned out
classes 2010-20223%Transferred1 of 38 played for a second school
10%Drafted5 of 50, 2 in rounds 1-3
4%NFL starter2 of 50 started an NFL season
The 50 past recruits with the boards closest to his, from classes 2010 to 2022, whose careers are over. College seasons from CFBD rosters, on record for 38 of 50. No rate for a real season here: the stats can judge only 3 of those, because the box score has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him.
Boards that looked like his
1 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Tre Bell CBNot draftedmatch
Jeremy McDuffie CBNot draftedmatch
Kareem Ali CBNot draftedmatchEric Burrell SNot draftedmatchJabari Gorman SNot draftedmatch
Tony Grimes CBNot draftedmatch
Nick Waisome CBNot draftedmatch
Joshua Holsey CBNot draftedmatch
De'Vante Harris CBNot draftedmatchPast 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 12, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2025 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2026. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
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