NSD 2020: D'Eryk Jackson

Three-star prospect by all three major recruiting services … Rated the No. 47 inside linebacker in the country by 247Sports … All-Region 2AAAA selection every year as a starter … Led the team in tackles three straight seasons … Tallied 129 total tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, nine sacks, four quarterback hurries and an interception as a senior, earning Region 2AAAA Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Had 96 tackles, 14 TFL and four sacks as a junior … West Laurens Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … Two-time Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Junior All-Star Game participant … Ranked 20th in the state of Georgia among all classifications in total tackles … Helped lead the Raiders to the Region 2AAAA championship title … Coached by Kagan McClain … Chose Kentucky over Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Purdue … First name pronounced “dee-ERIC.”