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Wharton junior and strong safety Jairus Jones picked up four more offers on Friday, brining his total to six. On Friday morning, Wharton coach David Mitchell said Michigan State, Iowa and defending national champion LSU offered.
“(LSU) came just one day, I gave them some film and it was on and rolling,” Mitchell said.
No more than 10 seconds after hanging up the phone, Mitchell called back to announce another offer had come in.
“Indiana,” he said. “Jairus just ran up and told me.”
Jones (6-foot-2, 210) had 89 tackles last season with one interception. At running back, he had 60 carries for 332 yards and three TDs. Nebraska and FAU have already offered.
Mitchell also said Jairus’ father, James, is returning to the program to be an offensive assistant after spending one season as head coach at Pompano Beach Ely High. After spending seven years with Wharton as an assistant coach, James told Mitchell last spring he had accepted the position as head coach in his hometown.
Jones, a former standout at the University of Florida, was the 13th pick overall in the 1983 NFL draft to the Detroit Lions.
Posted by Coach Turner Chamberlain, on 05/30 at 04:29 PM
Congratulations to Jairus. He is one of the best players in the county and deserves the offers and more. Wharton is a great program whose coaches do things the right way.
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Posted by Coach C., Tampa on 06/02 at 02:13 PM
Jairus will be an impact player at the higest level of college football. The school he chooses will most certainly reap the benefits of his numerous talents for many years to come. He is a fine young man with a very bright future. Congratulations Jairus, work harder than ever now, and live your dream. It has been an honor to have coached you the past 3 years and I look forward to coaching you your senior season!
Go Wildcats!