Ricardo Jones

A bigger safety prospect that always seems to be in the right spot at the right time. Junior season was marred by injury, but already has a dozen varsity interceptions to his credit. Has also produced his fair share of takeaways on the 7-on-7 circuit while facing high-end competition. Measurements and testing data have been hard to procure, but multiple in-person evaluations suggest that he’s over 6-foot-2 and north of 185 pounds with room to add some additional mass. Might not have any speed markers on file, but flashes plenty of range on tape and can attack the rim on hardwood, having averaged just over 16 points per game as a junior. Educated in how to play Cover 2 defense and is one that usually takes the right angles in coverage. Spirited in run support and is likely only going to be more effective as an open-field tackler once he’s lifting in a college weight room. Should be viewed as a potential multi-year starter at the Power Five level. Must keep improving as a 1-on-1 defender and learn how to diagnose complex offensive schemes on the fly, but could be utilized in a variety of different ways on the backend with his skill set. NFL upside.