Rashawn Jackson had expressed heavy interest in the Virginia Cavaliers last year as a junior, when he urged then-teammate and current Notre Dame freshman Leo Ferrine to consider UVa. He urged teammate another teammate, Mike Brown to consider the Cavaliers as well. That worked out pretty well, as Brown committed to Virginia.

His early likeness towards the program was enhanced when he made an unofficial visit there earlier this year, prompting him to commit this past weekend.