I don’t think anyone expected Tre Jackson to have the kind of career that he had at Florida State. An unheralded recruit from Jesup, Georgia by way of Wayne County High School; Jackson chose FSU after de-committing from Georgia Tech right before National Signing Day 2010.
He was supposed to redshirt because freshman offensive lineman are not supposed to be physically ready for high-level college football but terrible injury luck had other plans. A ridiculous amount of injuries to FSU’s offensive line cause Tre to burn his redshirt. He ended up on spot duty throughout 2011 until the Champs Sports Bowl where he started every single snap in a victory over Notre Dame and the rest is history.