Northwestern's top 2014 freshman retains his starting running back spot and could develop into one of the nation's top runners this season.
As a four-star recruit coming out of high school, Justin Jackson was always going to have expectations hoisted onto him during his time at Northwestern. But pretty early on in 2014, his true freshman campaign, it became clear just how sizable those expectations were. By the time the calendar turned to October, Jackson was NU's lead back, and he was the focal point of the offense.
Even with that four-star label though, it would've been tough to foresee a 1,000-plus-yard season and double digit touchdowns for the Carol Stream, Ill.