Albert Jang ‘kicks-off’ the 2020 recruiting class

Aside from being a talented punter and kicker, Albert Jang also has the distinction of becoming the Army Black Knights first 2020 football commit.

“This past Tuesday I notified Coach Brent Davis who has been handling my recruitment for Army,” Jang told GoBlackKnights.com of his commitment conversation with the Black Knights’ offensive coordinator.

“We first caught up in terms of what I have been up to and I just came back from a soccer game, so we spoke briefly about soccer as well. Then he answered some of my questions I had and that had led me into my verbal commitment.”

The place kicker/punter has yet to take a football visit to the academy, but is scheduled to do so on April 1st. However, the prospect out of Suwane, Georgia has been on campus I have gone on a visit multiple times.

“When I was a freshman and in middle school, but it was not apart of the recruitment process,” shared Jang, who said he was also there to attend his oldest brother’s R-Day experience. who currently attends West Point as a regular admission cadet.

Jang has one brother who is a member of the 2020 class at West Point and one other brother who just got accepted as well through regular admissions for the class of 2023.

But even beyond the sibling connection, Jang pointed to several other factors that lead him to say yes to become a member of the Long Grey Line.

“There were many,” he admitted. “Some of the big ones was the amount of prestige held to West Point’s name, a paid great education, the beautiful campus, and along with the fact that both my brothers were going was enough to make it a sealed deal for me.”

And is Jang excited about his college decision?

“Most definitely,” he declared. “I can’t tell if I’m more excited to be attending the school or about playing for one of the best teams in college football.”

Jang is a dual threat specialist, who is a punter and kicker. He has a great kick-off leg and he is also a very athletic player for a punter and kicker.

During his 2018 season, his punting average was 45 yards; he was 5/5 on; 2/4 in field goal attempts and his kick-off average was 65 yards with a touchback rate of 10/15

Jang currently holds a 3.8 GPA and it appears that he will be a direct admit.

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