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From an article on the toughest decisions in the Rivals 100:
First of all, it's simply ridiculous that the #8 DT (where they dropped him to) is not in the top 100 by default... when there are TWENTY WRs in the top 100. It's ridiculous because, by Rivals own accounts, they try to evaluate prospects on NFL upside. One simply needs look at recent NFL drafts to see why someone with Jarron Jones' build, position, and upside has a much higher chance of being a top 100 NFL prospect than the 20th best WR prospect.
Second, ND recruits "bigs"... and while Jarron is currently slated for the DL there is no doubt that if he ends up not being effective at that position that our coaches would put him in a position to succeed. What they are doing is the equivalent of taking Denard Robinson, who was a 4
athlete, learning that Rich Rod wants to put him at QB and then docking him to 2 because he has an inaccurate arm and slight build. Of course that doesn't make sense... because if he failed at QB then you'd simply put him at a skill position as an ATH.
First of all, it's simply ridiculous that the #8 DT (where they dropped him to) is not in the top 100 by default... when there are TWENTY WRs in the top 100. It's ridiculous because, by Rivals own accounts, they try to evaluate prospects on NFL upside. One simply needs look at recent NFL drafts to see why someone with Jarron Jones' build, position, and upside has a much higher chance of being a top 100 NFL prospect than the 20th best WR prospect.
Second, ND recruits "bigs"... and while Jarron is currently slated for the DL there is no doubt that if he ends up not being effective at that position that our coaches would put him in a position to succeed. What they are doing is the equivalent of taking Denard Robinson, who was a 4
athlete, learning that Rich Rod wants to put him at QB and then docking him to 2 because he has an inaccurate arm and slight build. Of course that doesn't make sense... because if he failed at QB then you'd simply put him at a skill position as an ATH.
