'16 FL RB Tony Jones Jr. (Notre Dame Signed NLI)

[Domina Nostra]

Runs higher than GAIII; do not want.

Only 6'10"? I project him at OG.

 

[Ironman8]

RB #23 | Overall #295 in initial ESPN 300

 

[WestCoast]

Any relation to Tony Jones Sr.?

 

[edgesofsanity]

Any relation to Tony Jones Sr.?

Link

Jones Jr. started at IMG on Thursday.
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"It was a no-brainer,'' said Tony Jones Sr., a former fullback and linebacker with the Tampa Bay Storm. Now a personal trainer and aspiring coach, Jones Sr. said the facilities are as good as he's ever seen.
"I've given him what I can, but what they have here, I can't give him. This is too good of an opportunity to get him prepared for the next level. It's state of the art."

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> RB coach <a href="https://twitter.com/autrydenson">@autrydenson</a> is in Florida seeing Irish commit <a href="https://twitter.com/TonnJoness">@TonnJoness</a> AND one of his good friends <a href="http://t.co/Req92Dq8X5">http://t.co/Req92Dq8X5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IRISH?src=hash">#IRISH</a></p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/592767523436769280">April 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Breaking down 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> RB commit Tony Jones Jr. (<a href="https://twitter.com/TonnJoness">@TonnJoness</a>) in The Film Room (Premium) <a href="http://t.co/UQG9XlgcCG">http://t.co/UQG9XlgcCG</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/593042845336006656">April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

Irish Q&A: IMG Academy - One Foot Down

 

[irishff1014]

Invited to the army all american bowl

 

[ResLife Hero]

Invited to the army all american bowl

Nice! No offense to the Semper Fi bowl, but I was really hoping he would get a bigger stage to play on.

 

[Luckylucci]

He's really been blowing up since we offered. Very nice timing by the staff on this one.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Will he break our streak with early-committing power backs from the South? We shall see!

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Will he break our streak with early-committing power backs from the South? We shall see!

Doubtful. He feels eerily similar, let's hope I'm misreading.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Doubtful. He feels eerily similar, let's hope I'm misreading.

Does Tony have more connections to the staff than the previous backs? I know that he has connections to Denbrock

 

[PANDFAN]

#150 scout

 

[PANDFAN]

has great relationships w/ zaire,bryant,folston,fuller...good interview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football, Basketball, and Recruiting Front Page

 

[Big23Head]

Same post as above, my bad

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">'16 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ND?src=hash">#ND</a> commit Tony Jones Jr. will be on Team Flyrush at The Opening. Couple ND targets in there too. <a href="http://t.co/AsTGcVaDEj">pic.twitter.com/AsTGcVaDEj</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/613477259110969344">June 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Talk about thunder and lightning in that backfield.

 

[connor_in]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tony Jones wrapped up a solid morning of testing, better in the power numbers than the pure speed drills. <a href="http://t.co/cA0vvNRztQ">pic.twitter.com/cA0vvNRztQ</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@PeteSampson_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteSampson_/status/618842093595725824">July 8, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[greyhammer90]

Ok I'm calling bullshit... either there's like a million kids there, ND has all the 99th overall percentiles, or Nike's math is off.

 

[Rack Em]

Ok I'm calling bullshit... either there's like a million kids there, ND has all the 99th overall percentiles, or Nike's math is off.

I think they estimate those figures off all high school football players. So people like NDPhilly and Arrowryan drag the averages down because they're little nerds.

 

[greyhammer90]

I think they estimate those figures off all high school football players. So people like NDPhilly and Arrowryan drag the averages down because they're little nerds.

it says "of all nike football athletes tested in your class" Do they do these tests nationwide?

 

[Big23Head]

it says "of all nike football athletes tested in your class" Do they do these tests nationwide?

Yes it is every kid tested at EVERY Nike camp throughout the year and competes in the SPARQ testing.

 

[greyhammer90]

Yes it is every kid tested at EVERY Nike camp throughout the year and competes in the SPARQ testing.

So are these events for div. 1 type kids or is this that 300 pound rolly-polly in highschool who was a "lineman" we're talking about.

 

[Big23Head]

So are these events for div. 1 type kids or is this that 300 pound rolly-polly in highschool who was a "lineman" we're talking about.

Honestly, do not know. I'd assume mostly D1 based on the rosters from camps I've seen.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Wait.
Is no one freaking out about his 40 time yet?

When's the sky going to be falling? I need to know when I should grab my umbrella.

 

[Blaise]

Ok I'm calling bullshit... either there's like a million kids there, ND has all the 99th overall percentiles, or Nike's math is off.

This is why I asked my question before... What was Folson's Score... Ronnie Stanley's score... Tuitt's score... give me something I can base these scores off of

 

[irishfan]

Do they juice the 40 times at The Opening...or are these pretty realistic? I'm forgetting from past years. 4.68 doesn't really shock me based on his film.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

This is why I asked my question before... What was Folson's Score... Ronnie Stanley's score... Tuitt's score... give me something I can base these scores off of

I can't answer your question adequately enough, but I do believe a few years back someone giving a breakdown of "what's good." My recollection is that 100+ is really good. But I think Speedy Noil holds the record at 153 (or something like that...unless he got beat recently). I'd say anything over 115-125 is great. Guys that have been putting up 130s and 140s or higher are freaks.

 

[Hammer Of The Gods]

Do they juice the 40 times at The Opening...or are these pretty realistic? I'm forgetting from past years. 4.68 doesn't really shock me based on his film.

In my experience, 40 times are pretty inconsistent. So many variable's can impact the times. not only in terms of equipment, but proper warm up, surface, weather. Hell, if he got some booty the morning of running, that can have a impact.

 

[Cackalacky]

The SPARQ test, developed by Nike, accounts for a player's weight (to normalize results), 40-yard dash time, 5-10-5 test, kneeling powerball toss, and vertical jump. SPARQ shows how quick athletes are for their size and speed, and it also measures explosiveness, power and agility. For reference, a score above 130 puts an athlete in an incredibly elite group:

Every year, Nike holds SPARQ Combines across America in various cities, inviting high school athletes to come out and "get tested". About 1,000-1,500 athletes visit these events per city, and the highest rated athletes attend a final combine in Beaverton, Oregon (deep in Nike territory). The highest SPARQ scores per year, after tens of thousands of athletes are measured, are in the 130 to 150 range. At some camps, only a handful of players score above 100.

For reference.