2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Alaric Jackson | Iowa | OL

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Player Bio: Alaric Jackson attended Renaissance High School in Detroit, MI. In his senior year at Renaissance High, voted as team captain by his peers. He played both offense and defensive tackle and name All-State and All-City First Team. He set a record of quarterback sacks, his junior season, helped his team playoffs, and named All-State Third Team. Jackson also played soccer, baseball and participated on the track team while at Renaissance High.
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ACCOLADES
2020 AFCA All-America Second Team
2020 Phil Steele All-America Third Team
2020 Coaches All-Big Ten First Team
2020 Media All-Big Ten First Team
2020 AP All-Big Ten First Team
2020 Phil Steele All-Big Ten First Team
2020 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List 
2020 Pick Six Previews All-America Preseason First Team
2020 Athlon Sports All-Big Ten Preseason Second Team
2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-America Third Team
2020 Athlon Sports All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2020 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2020 Pick Six Previews All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2019 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team
2019 Coaches All-Big Ten Third Team
2019 Media All-Big Ten Third Team
2019 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
2019 All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com Preseason First Team
2019 Athlon Sports All-American Preseason Second Team
2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-America Second Team
2019 Athlon Sports All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2019 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2019 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big Ten Preseason First Team
2018 Coaches All-Big Ten Second Team
2018 Media All-Big Ten Second Team
2018 AP All-Big Ten Second Team
2018 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team
2017 Academic All-Big Ten 
2017 FWAA All-America Freshman First Team 
2017 BTN.com Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team

ALARIC JACKSON
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
DETROIT, MI                       |           SENIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
6' 5¼"              321 lbs            32½"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
  9½"                         5.10                       5.87

SCHOOL:  IOWA                                             |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.20         |              20                  |                 25”             |             103”          |             7.69             |              4.92                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.20         |              20                  |                 25”             |             103”          |             7.69             |              4.92                     

game film
​#77 alaric jackson vs michgan st (2020)

#79 Alaric Jackson senior bowl highlights

Strengths: He is exceptionally gifted with tremendous athletic ability that displays all over the field. He has quick feet that he is light on while sliding, seeing his former soccer skills at work. He uses excellent fluid knee bend with excellent lateral movement when mirroring the pass rushers.  A four-year starter has the tools to become a blind-side blocker with his superb technique, size, and agility. He uses his quick hands actively to deliver a strong punch against the defender and plays to the whistle. He is a good position blocker; he uses his long arms after his initial punch and knows how to derail the pass rushers.​

Weaknesses: Despite his great athletism, he does not have the elite explosiveness in the run game. He not very powerful and can use more bulk in his lower extremities. The power rush game that requires straight-ahead blocking is an area he needs to improve. He will struggle with redirecting the rusher and attempting cut blocks on bull rushers. He will come out of his stance too high and struggle to make combination blocks and get out to the second level. His range is, minimal and when he reaches the second level, he will devise a plan for attack. He will get unbalanced when attempting to lower a boom on the defender and fall to the ground. Will bully the smaller defenders and struggle with the bigger kids on the block. Ideally, he will be greater if he works on these issues while getting stronger and adding bulk to his frame. He needs to develop a nasty edge to his game.

Draft Projection: 4th - 6th Round

NFL Comparison: ​​Rodger Stafford (Tennessee Titans)

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