Shawn Jackson a 6-foot-0, 230-pound athlete from McLain High in Tulsa, Okla., stars on both sides of the ball for the Titans.
To say that he is the heart and soul of the team would be an understatement as he is not only the key to the offense from his spot at quarterback, but has led the team in tackles from his spot at strong safety since his freshman season.
“He is pretty familiar with coverages,” McLain head Coach Danny Daniels informed of his stars talents. “As a quarterback he does a good job at knowing what the defense is in, and defensively he familiarizes himself with what they are doing offensively.”
“He is definitely D1. It is just a matter of what he wants to play. I think he could be a quarterback, but he wants to play defense, most likely at outside linebacker.”
“He is consistent,” the coach continued. “He gets himself in to the right place. He has led our team in tackles since he was a freshman, so that shows you what he is about right there.”
As a sophomore, Jackson rushed for 1,679 yards and 24 touchdowns and passed for and additional 1,101 yards and 9 scores to earn All-Metro honors, but he believes his future is most likely on the defensive side of the ball at strong safety or outside linebacker.
Texas Tech, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State are the schools that are already showing him major recruiting attention.
“I have been to Oklahoma State for an unofficial visit and I am going to Kansas State next week for the Missouri game to see how it is,” Jackson said.
“I am real excited about it (K-State visit). They had a big win against Texas. Kansas State is jus a school that I like a whole lot right now. I could see myself playing for them.”
Jackson’s older brother, Prentiss Elliot, signed with Oklahoma out of high school, so there is no doubt he has followed the Cowboys program.
“I went out to Oklahoma State when they played Texas Tech,” Jackson informed. “I really liked the atmosphere at Oklahoma State. I like the college atmosphere. It is real hype.”
Jackson is focusing in on his academic situation and after he takes his ACT test in October he should be on track to qualify through academic admissions.
“You gotta get the grades,” Jackson said as he began to smile. “Momma told me if you don’t get the grades you can not play football, so you gotta get the grades.”