Scouting Report: Is Justin Jackson a first-round pick in the making?
Posted Sep 24, 2015
Coming into North Carolina last year, Justin Jackson was the No. 9 recruit in the country by the Recruiting Service Consensus Index (RSCI). A year later, amongst the top 11 players in RSCI, Jackson is the only player returning to college. But his return is not an indication of underwhelming performance — in fact, he had a real chance at being a first rounder had he declared.
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