Memphis linebacker DeAndre Jones could join a former teammate on the Vanderbilt linebacking corps next fall.
The 6-foot, 220-pound former Memphis University School star has the skills to work his way into the Commodores defensive line-up next fall with former MUS linebacker John Stokes.
Vanderbilt football coach Bobby Johnson is excited about the possible contributions Jones could bring to the ‘Dores."DeAndre Jones is a great player,” Johnson said. “He had an excellent year at Memphis University School. I think he's an outstanding player. He made a bunch of plays.”
Jones is one of three linebackers who signed with Vanderbilt on Wednesday.”Tristan Strong and Dexter Daniels will both be outstanding linebackers,” Johnson said. “Dexter was the state player of the year in Alabama in his classification. Any linebacker that we sign we believe can fit into that great tradition that we have here for linebackers.”
Jones was a member of the Varsity Sports Media Tennessee Football magazine’s all-classification preseason and postseason All-State Phenoms teams.He described himself to the magazine as an “aggressive type player.”
“I rush and attack the ball every play and go hard every down,” he said. “I try to play with a lot of heart and a lot of passion and I really love the game.”
MUS coach Bobby Alston played Jones as a strong safety his first two seasons before moving him to the linebacker post in 2007.
“He was a good player there, but really, he's way too aggressive to play in the secondary,” Alston said. “This season, he just blossomed at (weakside) linebacker and really became an outstanding player. He's a physical player, but also has an incredible knack for passing rushing, a knack you just can't coach.”
The performance of the National Honor Society member in the classroom brought in academic offers from Ivy League schools and Stanford actively recruited him.
“Dre is also a first-class young man in every way,” Alston said. “Vanderbilt is very fortunate to get two such really good players and good guys in `Dre and John (Stokes, sophomore LB) from here in the last couple years.”
Jones was a finalist for Division II-AA Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Lineman of the Year last fall. He also was selected to the (Nashville) Tennessean's "Dream Team" and was a finalist for region's top defensive player after anchoring 2007 defense with a conference-high 76 solo tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, eight QB sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.
He is the son Lisa Jones and Demetres Jones. His father is a distributor for Pfizer Inc. and his mother is an account manager for FedEx.Jones plans to major in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt.
The 6-foot, 220-pound former Memphis University School star has the skills to work his way into the Commodores defensive line-up next fall with former MUS linebacker John Stokes.
Vanderbilt football coach Bobby Johnson is excited about the possible contributions Jones could bring to the ‘Dores."DeAndre Jones is a great player,” Johnson said. “He had an excellent year at Memphis University School. I think he's an outstanding player. He made a bunch of plays.”
Jones is one of three linebackers who signed with Vanderbilt on Wednesday.”Tristan Strong and Dexter Daniels will both be outstanding linebackers,” Johnson said. “Dexter was the state player of the year in Alabama in his classification. Any linebacker that we sign we believe can fit into that great tradition that we have here for linebackers.”
Jones was a member of the Varsity Sports Media Tennessee Football magazine’s all-classification preseason and postseason All-State Phenoms teams.He described himself to the magazine as an “aggressive type player.”
“I rush and attack the ball every play and go hard every down,” he said. “I try to play with a lot of heart and a lot of passion and I really love the game.”
MUS coach Bobby Alston played Jones as a strong safety his first two seasons before moving him to the linebacker post in 2007.
“He was a good player there, but really, he's way too aggressive to play in the secondary,” Alston said. “This season, he just blossomed at (weakside) linebacker and really became an outstanding player. He's a physical player, but also has an incredible knack for passing rushing, a knack you just can't coach.”
The performance of the National Honor Society member in the classroom brought in academic offers from Ivy League schools and Stanford actively recruited him.
“Dre is also a first-class young man in every way,” Alston said. “Vanderbilt is very fortunate to get two such really good players and good guys in `Dre and John (Stokes, sophomore LB) from here in the last couple years.”
Jones was a finalist for Division II-AA Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Lineman of the Year last fall. He also was selected to the (Nashville) Tennessean's "Dream Team" and was a finalist for region's top defensive player after anchoring 2007 defense with a conference-high 76 solo tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, eight QB sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.He is the son Lisa Jones and Demetres Jones. His father is a distributor for Pfizer Inc. and his mother is an account manager for FedEx.Jones plans to major in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt.
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