Donovan Jackson

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Minnesota Vikings

Tier 8Round 1, pick 24 in 2025

Updated November 10, 2026

70.4

Model Score

Resting on limited playing time

Trade value ·a 4th

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Recruited

Class of 2021 · Interior lineman · High school: Episcopal, Bellaire, TX

Recruiting sites

★★★★★

No. 19 in the nation. Composite 0.9900, the recruiting sites' average

Offers

Partial list

None on record beyond his commitment

Committed to

Ohio State

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Ohio State 2021-24

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College Production

OHIO STATE · Big Ten

Season	G	Pos Rk
2022	12	167
2023	12	120

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

OHIO STATE · 2025 draft class

Jackson is a technically refined interior offensive lineman with excellent athletic traits and competitive toughness. He displays exceptional movement skills for his size, with the lateral agility to mirror quicker interior rushers and the recovery ability when initially beaten. Jackson's anchor strength is impressive, absorbing bull rushes without giving ground. In the run game, he demonstrates good initial quickness and the power to move defenders off the ball. Jackson's football IQ is evident in how he handles stunts and blitzes.