UNC football recruit Jones named five-star player
Posted Jun 1, 2006
UNC football recruit Dwight Jones is one of twenty-seven players nationwide in the Class of 2007 that has been awarded five stars by recruiting web site Rivals.com. Jones (6-5, 210) will be a senior at Burlington (NC) Cummings High School in the fall ...Why he's a five-star: Jones has tremendous size and plays very physical. He uses his big frame to fend off defenders and wins most jump-ball battles. He has good, not great, speed but he takes advantage of bump-and-run coverage as he's quick off the line and uses his hands well to keep defenders off him...
(Rivals.com)
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