Redshirt senior running back Ja’Kobi Jackson is one of Florida’s best evaluations to date under Billy Napier. The Pensacola, Florida native was an unrated recruit in the 2020 high school class, holding less than a handful of offers from lower level D1 programs. Jackson would go to play college football at the JUCO level for Coahoma CC, where the 5’11, 216 pound running back rushed for 1390 yards and 14 touchdowns across three seasons.
Looking to move up a level, Jackson committed to play for Charleston Southern; that is because Florida’s staff came calling. The Gators were able to flip Jackson from CSU, which at the time was a fairly questionable addition given Florida’s already loaded running back room consisting of Trevor Etienne, Montrell Johnson, Treyaun Webb, and Cam Carroll.