"Another hooper likely going to the NFL" "Assembling the X men": CFB fans react to 6'11" OL Jahzare Jackson's commitment to Kirby Smart's Georgia

A three-star recruit from San Diego, California, Jahzare Jackson has announced his commitment to Kirby Smart's Georgia. The 6-foot-11 offensive lineman from Overtime Elite has had an interesting journey.

Jackson was an elite basketball player for his high school and planned to take his talents to the NBA after declaring for the draft. However, he also took official visits to various top schools throughout June and has now decided to play football for the Bulldogs.

Fans on social media reacted to the news about the giant offensive lineman signing for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Some fans also focussed on his decision to switch from basketball to football going forward.

"He made the right move switching sports. Better opportunity to go to the REAL pros with football," one fan said.

"WOW," another wrote.

"Another hooper likely going to the NFL," another fan commented.

Jackson became the Bulldogs' 29th member from the class of 2024. He is ranked No. 1041 nationally and is the 66th-best offensive tackle in the country, according to On3 Industry Rankings. He is also the 121st-best prospect from his home state.

Jahzare Jackson talked about switching to football from basketball

Georgia Bulldogs' latest commit from San Deigo, Jahzare Jackson was destined to play in the NBA until he wasn't. The 6-foot-11 offensive lineman switched from basketball to football this year and now, finds himself on the roster of one of the country's best schools.

Jackson spoke about his switch to football in a recent interview with GatorsOnline. Georgia was the favorite at that time to land the big offensive lineman with a 38.4% chance of acquiring the 20-year-old, as per On3.

"I’m thinking of fully transitioning over to football now," Jackson told GatorsOnline. "Football was always my first sport... I have that passion for it. But when I was younger, I kept growing and getting taller and people around me said, ‘You should play basketball'. But this was always kind of the plan. I always kind of knew I’d be able to go back to playing football.

"It’s been great. The transition has been great," he continued. "It’s been fast, but I’ve been able to process it all and grasp it all with good measures. It’s been a good experience and I’ve just been taking it all in."

Jahzare Jackson received interest from multiple other top schools such as Florida, Mississippi State and Florida State among others. However, he chose to go for Kirby Smart's Georgia in the end.