6-11 offensive tackle Jahzare Jackson commits to Georgia - ESPN

Georgia made an intriguing late addition to its 2024 signing class Monday with a commitment from former elite basketball recruit Jahzare Jackson, a 6-foot-11 offensive tackle who now stands among the tallest players in college football.

Jackson, who spent the past three years playing basketball with the Atlanta-based Overtime Elite program, announced his commitment to Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs on Monday, opting for Georgia over Florida, Florida State, Mississippi State and Arkansas at the end of a rapid-fire recruitment. Jackson, 20, will count toward the Bulldogs' class of 2024 and he is already on campus with plans to enroll next month.

Entrenched in the NBA draft process just months ago, Jackson heads for Athens as one of college football's physical anomalies, preparing to join a national championship-caliber program with a coaching staff he says has laid out a clear path toward future playing time.

«This year, the plan is for me to come in there and buy into their scheme and learn their scheme and also just develop and get better fundamentally,» Jackson told ESPN. «They want me to come in my first year and be able to play maybe 20-30 snaps for the season. After that, they think I have the potential to come in my second year and be a starter.»

Jackson said he arrived at Georgia measuring 6-11, 340 pounds, instantly asserting himself as one of tallest players in recent college football.

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Jackson will be the fourth Division I football player listed at 6-11 since 2017 and the second among active players, joining Jacksonville State offensive lineman Tom Hadary. According to Pro Football Reference data, the NFL scouting combine has hosted only two players over 6-foot-9