'09 LA DT DeQuinta Jones (Arkansas Signee)

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Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 265 lbs

Wolverines receive verbal commitment from top defensive end | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Michigan received a verbal committment for the 2009 season from Bastrop, La., defensive end DeQuinta Jones, rivals.com reported. Rivals.com ranks the 6-2, 265-pounder as the No. 14 player in the state of Louisiana and the No. 23 strongside defensive end in the country.

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7/21

From GBW...Jones' mother denies that he has committed to Michigan.

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7/22

Has committed to Michigan and cites Coach Hopson as a big reason why he chose the Wolverines.

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LSU football picks up 16th commitment - Prep Sports - NOLA.com

In other recruiting news, Michigan has received an early football commitment from DeQuinta Jones of state champion Bastrop.

The 6-foot-2, 265-pound defensive end also considered Alabama and California before picking the Wolverines. As a junior, he had 83 tackles and three sacks for the Rams who were 14-0 and won the 4A state championship. He has 4.8 speed for 40 yards.

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7/23

From the Michigan site. Jones says the reason his mother didn't know about the verbal right away is because he was on a visit at LSU when he made his choice. He likes the winning tradition at Michigan and has family in Detroit.

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11/10

From TheWolverine...says he will visit Michigan after the season and still feels good about his decision...may visit Alabama, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and maybe Arkansas or Ole Miss.

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12/23

From the Michigan site....says his commitment is still in the air....will be visiting Michigan Jan 31 and Arkansas Jan. 9..says that he hasn't told the Mich coaches about his Ark visit..his head coach thinks that he will stick with Michigan

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1/12

From the Okie State site...says Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Michigan are all about even. Plans to visit Oklahoma State...admits his mother would prefer him close to home.

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1/21

From the UM site. DeQuinta recently talked to the Michigan coaches, who stressed how much they want him. He recently took visits to Arkansas and Auburn and hinted that staying close to home may be a factor. he says that all the schools are even, and he will have a tough choice to make.

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1/25

From the Michigan site....says that his visit went really well...also says that Michigan is where he will most likely end up....he is unsure if he will take anymore visits

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Rueben visits LSU; D.D. takes trip to Michigan - Bastrop, LA - Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop defensive lineman D.D. Jones paid an official visit to Michigan over the weekend.

Although it did not snow in Ann Arbor this weekend, Jones saw plenty of snow.

“Snow was piled up everywhere,” said Jones, who verbally committed to the Wolverines over the summer. “But it really wasn’t that cold to me.”

One of the highlights of the trip for the handful of recruits was getting to pay a visit to coach Rich Rodriguez’s home.

“We went to coach Rodriguez’s house and played pool,” Jones said. “It’s a three-story mansion.”

Overall, Jones says his visit, “went real good.”

Jones is also scheduled to visit Tennessee this weekend. Ed Orgeron, recently hired as the Volunteers’ defensive line coach, is expected to pay a recruiting visit to Bastrop today. Orgeron, the former Ole Miss head coach, spent last season as the New Orleans Saints’ D-line coach before joining Lane Kiffin’s staff in Knoxville.

Previously, Jones made official visits to Arkansas and Auburn. He is still considering both schools, along with Michigan and Tennessee.

Like Randle, Jones will not rush into making a decision.

“I probably won’t know where I’m going until signing day,” Jones said.

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Here’s the latest according to a source, Auburn is out of the running for Jones.

He’s on his way to Knoxville to visit Tennessee. Arkansas, Michigan and Tennessee are the three finalists. The source has said in the past that Michigan was out of the picture but evidently Jones’ visit to Ann Arbor went real well.

The Vols get the last visit so that has to be a concern for Arkansas.

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2009 Signing Day live blog | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

12:35 p.m.: DeQuinta Jones to Arkansas

Jones makes it 0-2 on the day in terms of Michigan holding onto DT commitments. He has faxed his LOI to Arkansas, according to HawgSports.com.