At the conclusion of his junior season in high school, Jackson was rated as a five-star recruit and was the consensus best collegiate prospect for the 2023 recruiting class.
He was committed to play for the UNC Tar Heels, and after being named South Carolina Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year, and winning the State Title for the second consecutive year, all signs pointed to a monster senior campaign.
But Jackson decided to take another route.
On July 14th, he became the first player since JR Smith back in 2003 to decommit from North Carolina.