A player to keep your eye on is Jaylen Jones, 6'1'' OLB from Hastings HS in Houston. He's a class of 2018 kid who spent last fall at the US Air Force Academy prep program.
From his Air Force commitment: Three-star recruit held an offer from Army. … Lists a 4.5-second 40-yard dash, 33.2-inch vertical, 275-pound bench press and 405 squat. … Runs hurdles in track. … Racked up 152 total tackles over junior and senior seasons (19 games), including 16 for loss.
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UConn coaches first reconnected with Jaylen over the winter on twitter. However over the past 24hrs the twitter interconnection has accelerated. Maybe there is news in the coming days. Jaylen looks like someone that could help with our OLB depth.
I found this in a newsletter from Jaylen's superintendent of schools:
"Speaking of discipline, leadership and good character let me talk about a young man from Hastings High School who received a football scholarship to the Air Force Academy. Jaylen Jones is an All-District linebacker at Hastings who was also named to the All-District Academic Team as well as being named to the Academic All-State team. Even though he is a great high school football player, he could not qualify to one of the service academies on athletics alone. He had to show a strong academic progress as well as great discipline and character to earn a scholarship to the Air Force Academy. In fact, he was also offered scholarships from the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Jaylen’s coach, David Martel, said that Jaylen “Holds himself accountable, shows great character at all times and never misses practice.” Martel added that the only day of school Jaylen has missed this year is when he visited the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado."
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