Speed kills. Luckily for Notre Dame, wide receiver Bennett Jackson has a lot of it, and much more.
The Irish landed their fifth 2010 committment Sunday afternoon after Jackson made his college choice in front of friends and family in Hazlet, New Jersey. Bennett chose Notre Dame over Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Michigan State, Boston College, West Virginia, and others.
The Raritan High School prospect picked up a Notre Dame offer while visiting campus in early April. Even after a couple visits to rival schools, Bennett felt most comfortable with the coaching staff and fellow Jerseyman, head coach Charlie Weis.
"The best thing might be the nice campus and I love that they have really good academics," Jackson told IrishIllustrated.com editor Pete Sampson. "The academics there will put me in a good position. They have a good football team too and there are a few Jersey guys on the coaching staff, so that was a bonus. There were a lot of things that I liked about it."
Rivals.com rates Bennett as a three-star, while Scouts.com offers a four-star rating. He stands 6-1, 165 pounds, and as listed as a slot wide receiver.
Bennett joins Daniel Smith, Christian Lombard, Chris Martin, and Alex Welch as verbal commitments in Notre Dame's 2010 class.
In theory, Notre Dame would like to grab one more wide receiver committment in this class, preferably a tall, outside deep threat to balance out the passing attack.
For now, Charlie Weis may have found a future kick returner with speed in Jackson.
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