Tag: Micah Jones

Gators add Magnolia State tight end to upcoming official visit list

Florida is looking to make some inroads with this big 2025 tight end out of Mississippi with an official visit to the Swamp.

Billy Napier and Co.’s early summer schedule is quickly filling up as Florida football continues to slate some of the top prep prospects in the nation for official visits to the Swamp.

One of the latest names added to the list of visitors is three-star tight end [autotag]Micah Jones[/autotag] out of Madison (Mississippi) County in the 2025 cycle. The 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pound end has visited the Gators twice this calendar year already and is now set to return for the weekend of May 31 on an official visit, according to Swamp247.

It is the first and only OV the high school junior has set so far.

Previous visit to the Swamp

On his most recent visit to Gainesville in March, Jones shadowed current freshman running back Kahnen Daniels to give the recruit an immersive experience on campus.

“Obviously (Daniels) is a Mississippi guy that went to Florida,” Jones said last month following the visit. “We kind of got a connection. I got to really ask questions of him and see how his experience has been there. The weather, you know the place.”

There were also lessons on how to communicate with the coaching staff as well as some other tricks of the trade.

“The coaches, with how you talk to them now is what you’re going to get even becoming a player. He told me early enrolling would be a good thing for me. Trying to get acclimated with college and the schedule. He’s been a real good person to talk to these past couple of days.”

Other schools in contention

While the three-star prospect has not officially released a list of preferred schools, he has dropped hints along the way for teams like the Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels and Florida. The Colorado Buffaloes might also be in the mix as well.

Recruiting summary

Jones is ranked No. 460 overall and No. 27 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 583 and 32, respectively.

The Magnolia State product has a crystal ball prediction for Ole Miss according to 247Sports while On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine also heavily favors the Rebs with a 90.3% chance of signing him. Florida and the Mississippi State Bulldogs lag well behind at 6.4% and 1.9%, respectively.

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Magnolia State tight end recruit to visit Florida this weekend

Here’s one name to keep an eye on as the college football contact period re-opens.

Florida football will begin hosting prep prospects on campus this weekend after a lull that allowed Billy Napier and Co. a moment to catch their breath. Now, the Gators will be jumping head-first back into the fray in an effort to restore glory to the Orange and Blue.

Among the visitors scheduled for this Saturday is three-star tight end [autotag]Micah Jones[/autotag] out of Madison (Mississippi) Central in the 2025 recruiting class. The towering 6-foot-5-inch, 225-pound prospect has already made a pair of stops in Gainesville since being offered last fall and he will be adding a third on March 9.

Hopefully, as they say, the third time is the charm.

Tight ends coach Russ Calloway, who extended the offer to Jones, has spearheaded the Magnolia State product’s recruitment so far. It appears that Florida is doing its due diligence in keeping communications open with the high school junior.

“Things (have) been going good,” Jones told Swamp247 of his relationship with the Orange and Blue.

He also has spring visits with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels — among others — set. There appears to be a chance for an official visit this summer with the Gators, but the details have not been ironed out yet and are pending the results of his Saturday stop.

“UF is in communication on a weekly basis and are definitely a place I’m looking to be one of my official visits,” he noted.

Jones is ranked No. 504 overall and No. 27 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 573 and 31, respectively. Ole Miss overwhelmingly leads the pack in On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine with a 94.2% chance of signing him.

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Gators getting pair of 2025 tight end prospects on campus

Florida is hosting a ton of class of 2025 recruits over the next few weeks, including tight ends Micah Jones and Hollis Davidson next week.

Florida is ramping up its recruitment of the class of 2025 and scheduling visits with several targets for the upcoming weeks. A group of prospects are expected in town over each of the next three weekends, and a pair of three-star tight ends just got added to the list.

According to a report from Swamp247, Florida will get a pair of three-star tight ends on campus on Jan. 20 — Peachtree City’s Hollis Davidson and Madison Central’s Micah Jones.

Jones picked up an offer from Florida in August, and he traveled to Gainesville to see the Gators take down the Tennessee Volunteers. Davidson was offered in October, but this will be his first trip to The Swamp.

Davidson is ranked No. 363 on the 247Sports composite and Jones is at No. 462. On3 is a bit more bullish on Jones, however, granting him four-star status and ranking him No. 290 on the site’s standalone list.

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Gators offer class of 2025 TE from Mississippi

Micah Jones, a three-star tight end out of Mississippi, is the latest class of 2025 recruit to pick up an offer from the Florida Gators.

One of the latest class of 2025 recruits to pick up an offer from the Florida Gators is Central High (Madison, Mississippi) tight end [autotag]Micah Jones[/autotag], according to Swamp247.

“I have been talking to them since last Friday,” Jones said. “So things have kind of picked up with them since they offered me. I kind of anticipated they could offer me, but it was still a surprise when it happens.”

Tight ends coach Russ Callaway extended the offer and has been a main point of contact for Jones at Florida.

The On3 recruiting prediction machine currently favors two Mississippi programs in the race for Jones’ services. Ole Miss leads the way with 65.6% odds and Mississippi State is in second with 30.1% odds. Louisville and Florida round out the top four with 2.3% and 2.0%, respectively.

Jones is a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports, but the other three major recruiting services have yet to grade him. Once those come in, a consensus grade will be determined, but until then, 247Sports ranks him No. 29 among tight ends in the class of 2025 and the 16th-best recruit out of Mississippi.

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Former Notre Dame 4-star receiver enters the transfer portal

A highly thought of receiver out of Gurnee, Illinois, never lived up to his 4-star rank coming out of high school. Jones rarely saw the field and finish his Notre Dame career without registering any statistics.

You can now add Micah Jones to the list of Notre Dame players who have entered the transfer portal and will no longer be part of the Irish program.

Jones will be leaving South Bend with a degree in hand, but will be moving on with his football career.

Related: Notre Dame football 2021 transfer-portal tracker

A highly thought of receiver out of Gurnee, Illinois, never lived up to his 4-star rank coming out of high school. Jones rarely saw the field and finish his Notre Dame career without registering any statistics.

This morning Jones, took to Twitter and posted this message:

Could he follow Jafar Armstrong and go back to his home state and play for Illinois? Or will he drop down to the FCS level like John Olmstead for a chance to play?

Time will tell, but Jones exiting with a degree from Notre Dame will go a long way even if his playing career doesn’t. We wish Jones the best luck on his next stop in his football journey.