Jones, a graduate of The Bolles School, committed to Alabama and would go on to become an All-American and National Champion. It was this success that led the Patriots to draft the Duval native.
Jones talked about finally being home, “Honestly, I haven’t spent as much time back here as I would like, so it feels good to be back and just going to Alabama, you get drafted up to the northeast, it’s a quick turnaround. You know how it is, and from there, life goes fast. It feels good to be back, obviously my parents live here and I went to Bolles and all of that. “I have a lot of friends around the area, but my main focus is always going to be football. It just feels good, my grandma is here, she’s never been to a game so maybe we’ll get here to a Jacksonville game to watch me, and I think that’ll be awesome. You never know what happens, so it’s kind of full circle,” said Jones. In a lot of ways for Jones, this is a dream come true. He grew up a Jaguars’ fan and gets to play for the team he rooted for his entire life. Even as a backup to Lawrence, it’s an opportunity to settle down and settle in.