Jones would redshirt his freshman year, making headlines for the wrong reasons in November of 2017 after being arrested for DUI. Yost called it a major turning point for Jones and a tough taste of reality, and one that sparked him on to better things the following spring.
In Alabama s 2018 spring A-Day game, Jones would lead his Crimson team over Jalen Hurts White team going 23-of-35 for 289 yards with two touchdowns and interception as he turned some heads in Tuscaloosa. He d see some limited snaps in 2018 as the third-string quarterback with Alabama going 14-1 and losing their only game of the season to Clemson in the National Championship.
Mac Jones
Jacksonville, FL (The Bolles School)
1st round, 15th overall
Strengths: Advanced understanding of the game…Poised in pocket, compact throwing motion…Quick processor and strong decision making…great anticipatory thrower, goes through progression and can throw in-rhythm off the break…Excellent accuracy and understanding of ball placement…Good feet in pocket, avoids rush with subtle movement, understands where pressure will come from…Will take big hits to deliver the ball…Can plant and deliver strikes…Good understanding of the playbook and scheme…Highly competitive…2020 captain, shows good leadership traits, earned much praise from teammates…Participated in Senior Bowl (named top QB on American team, showed rapid understanding of professional playbook) and was the first to throw at two Pro Days during pre-draft process…16-1 as a starter in Alabama career…Won 2020 National Championship…Led FBS in passing yards (4,500), passing efficiency (203.1) a
Tuesday Recruiting Gets a Hundred Fakes
Seth
May 4th, 2021 at 2:58 PM
Michigan’s closing in on prospects at some positions of need, and adding guys to the board at a lot of spots where they’re less sure of their top options. So let’s check in on recruiting before this post gets pushed down by another Hello or Goodbye. The 2022 recruiting board lives here.
Quarterback
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Nate Johnson got a crystal ball from 24/7’s Sam Webb and a FutureCast from Rivals’s EJ Holland recently. Johnson ran a 10.49 100-meter-dash at a meet last weekend per his coach. For reference, Tyrone Wheatley put up a 10.46 at Michigan, Denard’s personal best was 10.44, and the mathematics of the Universal Standard Model of Quarterback Physics breaks down at around 10.42.
Updated: 11:36 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
The New England Patriots selected University of Alabama quarterback Mac Jones with their first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
Jones, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, has dreamed of playing quarterback since he was a young child, and we have the letters he wrote to prove it!
As a 7-year-old, Jones wrote about his goal of becoming a football plyr and said he mit be in the NFL.
As an 11-year-old 5th-grader, Jones wrote a letter on the last day of school and said he was feeling good about his girlfriend after being named the most likely to become the best all around athlete in the class. Jones said, I probably will play Q.B. just like now. He also shared this three picks for the prom. Scroll down!