The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t have many coaching vacancies on their offensive staff, and it looks like they are drawing closer to filling one more. According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, one target for the Jaguars’ running backs coach vacancy is University of Tennessee running backs coach Jerry Mack. Mack has served in this role since 2021
Sheffield High School wide receiver Radarious Jackson is unranked by three of the four major recruiting services. However, the talented youngster is attracting a lot of interest from programs with high-octane offenses, particularly the Tennessee Volunteers and Missouri Tigers. He had 1,818 all-purpose yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions during his junior season.Jackson is 6-3 and 180 pounds and his high school box is great. The Vols chased him here and a state tie is definitely real. However, Missouri has done a good job of keeping him,
and both programs appear to have a lot more talent than his rankings suggest. After watching the tape, I agree.Body ControlIf I said that a receiver with Jackson’s and#039;physical attributes had vertical speed, most would logically assume that he lacked the command and timing of a much smaller target. Most would be wrong too. Jackson regularly makes tackles on the sideline and keeps his balance better than the smaller defenders guarding him. Working the sideline can be treacherous, but once a wide receiver learns to take advantage of it, it becomes much easier to make throws to his quarterback. Jackson brings that tight window ability to the offense and changes the way defenses must deploy their safeties.Arm TimingDuring his junior season,
Jackson had many hits and won many ground battles, flashing a “late arm.” Heand#039;s has a long reach and a wider catching radius than any defender on the field. Jackson often let the play develop and didn’t flash his hands into the frame until the last possible second. He guessed the angles of when the ball would arrive, which is always useful as a pitcher.Downfield Speed While Jackson can outrun multiple defenders and grab the high roll, he is equally capable of taking off with the football and making defenders cheat in the open field. . There are long, powerful leaps that sneak up on defenders — many safeties require bad angles to tackle him, and tape suggests they figured he’d be slower than he is. Jackson slowly gains top speed before suddenly exploding and slamming into third gear..
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