'08 VA DE Joe Jones (Virginia Tech Verbal)

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'08 VA DE Joe Jones

Strongside defensive end
Virginia Beach (VA) Green Run

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 245 lbs
Forty: 4.8 secs
Bench max: 290 pounds
Class: 2008 (High School

baltimoresun.com - Recruiting Report: Five questions: Maryland's Hampton Roads football recruiting

3.) What kind of player is Virginia Beach Green Run defensive end Joe Jones? Why did he slip under the radar? Do the Terps have a decent chance? Who's the favorite?

Jones is a heckuva player. He played defensive tackle at Green Run, and it was very easy for any player from Green Run to slip under all radars. Green Run came into this season having won just two total games in the past seven seasons. There was little reason this decade for college coaches to know Green Run even existed, even though that's where Plaxico Burress came out of years ago. But a new coach, Shawn Wilson, came in last spring and changed a lot at Green Run, and Green Run had a tremendous season in 2007, going 9-1 in the Beach District and making the playoffs. We've been hearing that Virginia Tech is the team to beat for him, but Virginia Tech already has a ton of commitments, so I have to believe if Maryland is putting in the recruiting time, Maryland has a chance. He's a high-motor guy and a very interesting prospect.

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Green Run defensive end commits to Hokies -- dailypress.com

Joe Jones, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive end from Green Run High in Virginia Beach, committed Wednesday to Virginia Tech.

Jones, who had 96 tackles highlighted by 17 sacks in his senior season, also considered scholarship offers from Georgia Tech, Maryland, West Virginia and Connecticut. He's the 31st football player to commit to the Hokies for enrollment in 2008 or '09 (28 for the '08 recruiting class).