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I think James Crawford or Delano Hill are the plan B's to LM3....we still need the WR depth with Jones

Just a quick bump.

Alabama, Florida St., Georgia, Michigan St., and UCLA all came by to see Jones this week.

He told them all he was solid to UM.

Thanks Clarkw267. I just talked with Jones and he did confirm he's been getting a lot of new interest from elite programs around the country. He said no new offers but he thinks Georgia was close before he told them he was solid to Michigan. Definitely an underrated prospect.

LOL... my bad Clint.

Lol, looking at some of his old articles, and the comments to the article about an unofficial he took to Penn State last spring. Guys on there were speculating whether Jones would play DB, or if he would bulk up and play OLB.

MSU and UGA both may have offered as well....

So all of a sudden your a fan of Jone's?
I can show where you posted in a reply to mine where I said he was a very good player that flew under the radar, and you said Roy Roundtree was better

I still don't see it. His combination of height and athleticism is pretty common, and he doesn't seem to have great ball skills. I get why those guys were wanting him to fill out into an OLB.

But folks that have forgotten far more about football than I will ever know think he is the real deal, so I'll eat crow.

I think his ball skills are one if his best abilities

He's a body catcher. The difference between Jones and York is pretty apparent watching their tapes in this regard.

Part of the reason I like York over the other two guys is that he so often filled the "Junior Hemingway just come down with this prayer" role for his team. I see Jones as that slot guy who catches the ball on the move and with space that Borges doesn't utilize a whole lot.

That said, both Jones and Dukes played on teams that featured a heavy running offense, so they are likely further away from their ceiling than York. Plus, I've always tied my expectations to team interest and offers more than highlight tapes (I'm no expert at evaluation, and highlights don't show the full picture), so my expectations for DaMario definitely took a jump.

I'm excited to see what he can do.

Well I've never looked at him as a OLB because it was obvious he didn't have the frame for it by the time I knew who he was. But back in the context of last spring, when he was referring to himself as a really versatile athlete that could go both ways, some of his limitations might lead one to hope that he was destined to add alot of bulk.

He does apparently carry more bulk than I originally thought, though. That 6'2" 195 is a pretty good number, and some scouting reports have said good things about his physique.