'15 JuCo DT David "DJ" Jones

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Why did we send him to East Mississippi? Don't the coaches know they send their players to Ole Mi$$ or Mi$$ $tate in exchange for something on the $ide?
 
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Watching his Hudl I found myself chanting, Reg-gie, Reg-gie, Reg-gie. I think I am suffering from regression.
 
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mreynoldsdvm said:
Why did we send him to East Mississippi? Don't the coaches know they send their players to Ole Mi$$ or Mi$$ $tate in exchange for something on the $ide?
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I doubt Tennessee would ever place a kid in a Mississippi JUCO. With all the corruption in Mississippi JUCO's the chances of every getting a kid back are slim to none. Unless Butch has a really good relationship with someone at East Mississippi the whole story sounds skeptical to me as far as Tennessee actually placing him there goes. Tennessee has always placed their kids in Kansas JUCO's.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
I doubt Tennessee would ever place a kid in a Mississippi JUCO. With all the corruption in Mississippi JUCO's the chances of every getting a kid back are slim to none. Unless Butch has a really good relationship with someone at East Mississippi the whole story sounds skeptical to me as far as Tennessee actually placing him there goes. Tennessee has always placed their kids in Kansas JUCO's.
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Good info. Is there not somewhere actually in Tennessee we could put these kids? I'm not exactly comfortable with the idea of putting them in Ole Miss's backyard either.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
Good info. Is there not somewhere actually in Tennessee we could put these kids? I'm not exactly comfortable with the idea of putting them in Ole Miss's backyard either.
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Emcc is like 30 minutes from state I believe and 2 hours (prob a lil less) from ole Miss

I'd stick a player there if I wanted him to actually get better in juco
 
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Quick recruiting note...

Chris Clark from Gamecock Central caught up with 2015 juco defensive tackle DJ Jones, who we have mentioned several times and someone Tennessee helped get to Northeast Mississippi when he was coming out of high school, has an early top five of Alabama, FSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee and South Carolina in no order.

His sister does go to South Carolina so that's something to keep in mind, but just wanted to pass along the info.
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-Fortenberry

Here's his '15 profile, quite the impressive offer list. Likely one of the highest rated JUCO DT's in '15, if not #1.

D.J. Jones - Yahoo! Sports
 
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mods can we get a title change to '15 JUCO DT DJ Jones or maybe break off a new thread? Not sure what's best. Thanks.
 
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1st page is a prime example of why you should roll with the coaches and not draw conclusions.
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D.J. JONES DL, 6-2/310, SCOOBA, MISS.

REASON FOR THE RANKING: Jones is already thought of as one of the top junior college defense linemen in the country with offers from Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, Florida State and more. Jones finished his first season at East Mississippi Community College with 49 tackles and eight sacks. He's not the most physically imposing defensive lineman, but he does have uncanny athleticism for someone his size and it shows by the amount of time he spends in the opponent's backfield.

THE SKINNY: While Jones was never likely to qualify last year coming out of high school in South Carolina, Tennessee stayed in regular contact with Jones and helped him find his way to EMCC and that definitely made an impression on Jones. Jones has a top five of Tennessee, Alabama, Florida State, South Carolina and Ole Miss, but he told Volquest recently that Tennessee will receive one of his official visit for sure.
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-VQ
 
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I'm surprised they helped get him in a Mississippi JUCO of all places. Does the staff have a strong relationship with some of the EMCC coaches or something?
 
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DocVOLiday said:
Maybe it was just a good fit for him. Could help us if we have good connections with the juco and its coaches
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History shows a MS JUCO is never a good place to place a kid if you hope to get him back in 2 years. That said, maybe the staff has strong ties to coaches on that staff. That is the only reason I can come up with.
 
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This guys offer list is insane for it being this early. Most JUCO kids don't pick up this many bigtime offers until the fall and this kid already has close to 10. I'll be very surprised if he's not a 5 star and the #1 overall JUCO in the country.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
This guys offer list is insane for it being this early. Most JUCO kids don't pick up this many bigtime offers until the fall and this kid already has close to 10. I'll be very surprised if he's not a 5 star and the #1 overall JUCO in the country.
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Agreed. Top 3 JUCO for sure if not #1.
 
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Tennessee stayed in regular contact with Jones and helped him find his way to EMCC and that definitely made an impression on Jones.
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This is the first I have heard about this. Is this new? Maybe I'm just getting old and memory is failing but it just seems like I would remember us placing a defensive lineman a year ago.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
This is the first I have heard about this. Is this new? Maybe I'm just getting old and memory is failing but it just seems like I would remember us placing a defensive lineman a year ago.
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I've seen either Brent or Paul mention this a few times before.
 
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