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Ahead of the early signing period starting on December 19, postseason accolades continue to pour in for top high school prospects across the country, and Arkansas defensive line commit Enoch Jackson was one of those this week, earning an invite to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.

“Blessed to receive an offer to play in the ‘Offense-Defense The 88’ All-American Game,” Jackson said via Twitter on Tuesday.



Jackson, a 6-0, 290-pound defensive tackle, committed to the University of Arkansas on August 3 of this year. Hailing from Mansfield (Tex.), he emerged as one of the state’s top linemen last year after recording 52 tackles, 19 tackles behind the line and six sacks. Jackson also forced two fumbles for a Legacy team that went 12-3 and reached the state semi-finals.



After being a silent commitment for a couple of weeks, Jackson publicly chose the Razorbacks over other finalists Clemson and Texas Tech. He also held offers from Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss and several others.



“I saw what Coach Morris and his staff did at SMU,” Jackson told HawgSports following his verbal commitment. “I really liked what they had going for themselves there, so whenever they made the transfer to the SEC and Arkansas, they offered me and I wanted to become a part of that. They recruited me really well.”



Currently rated a 0.8742 three-star in 247Sports Composite and the No. 37 defensive tackle in the country, Jackson figures into one of the stronger defensive line classes in all of college football, joining four-star defensive end Collin Clay, four-star defensive end Mataio Soli, three-star defensive end Zach Williams, three-star defensive end Eric Gregory and his high school teammate - three-star defensive end Taurean Carter.



Jackson and Carter both hail from Mansfield High School and are part of a trio of players, including four-star safety Jalen Catalon, that Arkansas has strongly pursued some time now. Carter followed Jackson by giving his pledge to the Hogs this fall. Catalon, who’s also considering the home state Longhorns, likely won’t reach a decision until some time in January, closer to the original National Signing Day. Both Jackson and Carter are expected to sign early with Arkansas next week.



By getting the invitation to the O-D Bowl, Jackson joins a fairly prestigious group of bowl game alums, including Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Dez Bryant, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning - all of whom have either played in or helped out with the event.



In its 13th season, the O-D All-American Bowl uses a selection committee to choose its invitees by scouting the country, ‘relentlessly pouring over camp evaluations, SAT data, and video highlights.’ The week of festivities is scheduled to take place in Dayton Beach (Fla.) from December 26-31.



Arkansas’ 2019 recruiting class continues to grow and improving, adding junior college offensive tackles Myron Cunningham and Chibueze Nwanna the past two days, respectively. The additions bring the Razorbacks’ offensive line totals to five in this class. Nwanna’s commitment, occurring earlier today, brings the Hogs to 25 current commits. According to the coaching staff, the plan is to sign approximately 29 before it’s all said and done. Early Signing Day begins next Wednesday, December 19.

