Caden Jones, 2023 OT from New Orleans, announces SEC commitment at All-American Bowl
Caden Jones will play in the SEC. The offensive tackle from New Orleans announced his commitment to Florida during Saturday’s All-American Bowl, airing live on NBC.
Jones, a De La Salle standout, picked up 26 scholarship offers during his recruitment. He narrowed it down to Florida, Texas A&M and Houston heading into Saturday’s announcement from the all-star game in San Antonio.
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— Tommy Yarrish (@tommy_yarrish) January 7, 2023
Jones is listed at 6-8, 325 pounds. On the 247Sports composite rankings, Jones is rated 3-stars, the No. 20 Louisiana product, No. 36 offensive tackle and No. 493 prospect overall nationally in the 2023 recruiting class.
Jones joins a Florida class with 20 high school signees and 4 pledges from the transfer portal in the first full recruiting cycle for Billy Napier. Jones’ senior season highlights can be viewed below, via Hudl:
Welcome to the Gator Empire!
4 star pick up and a Mike white loss at the o dome after blowing a big lead ( where have we heard that before )
Not a bad day !
A 3 star according to the article, but I would rate him 4 because of his size alone. Plus Louisiana puts out great players, just like Georgia, Florida and Texas!!!!!!!!
PS. I wouldn’t mind having him!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS…..: )
Negan
We need all we can get negan
Maybe Napier will offer my big fat butt a scholarship. College players are getting older and older!!!! LOL
I remember when I was in high school. I played sand-lot football with the football players. I couldn’t play because I had undiagnosed asthma back then. I fell out after practice about a few weeks before the first game. I had to quit playing…
I was soooooooooooooo skinny in high school. I looked about like Jerry Lewis before he put on a little weight….
I went maybe about 110 or maybe 120 pounds. I occasionally played DE and I remember absolutely overpowering a guy who weighed 330 or so!!! I put him on the ground and got the QB probably 4 or 5 times…..
When I played running back. I was fast and extremely strong. It took the entire defense to tackle me at times. I remember 2 or 3 times I carried 8 to 10 guys and broke free and scored. They said I was going to make the NFL. I couldn’t breath and didn’t make the high school team!!!
PS. That’s life I guess. I’m over 300 pounds now but it’s over!!! LOL
ANYWAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG LINEMEN. I HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT HIM….
Negan
Negan, this is seriously one of the best comments I’ve ever read on SDS. Great work. Happy New Year, bud.
That makes four OLs in this class. One more tackle will give the Gators a full OL. Here’s to hoping they land that guy by February signing day.
Yes and let’s hope so.
“I love the facilities and the coaches; I can see Coach Napier’s plan for the future”. – Caden Jones
Emilio, that youngster from Baylor is a stud and I’ve seen him in action. Surprised he is in the portal since Aranda is reworking the offense next year, but maybe Nash and I should take a short trip up I-35 and make him an offer he can’t refuse. Nash has the size to look him almost in the eyes, while from below I plant the Homer Simpson post-hypnotic, subconscious message “MUST BE A GATOR, MUST BE A GATOR”. :)
Doc, at 6-0 I’d be staring right at his neck.
Well whack my pee-pee – I’m 5’9″ and I could have sworn you’re at least 6-7″ taller than me. Maybe I shrunk!
LOL. No more than 6-1 in Nikes.
Another big boy to man the trenches. Now let’s add 2 or 3 more transfers just for the heck of it. Napier keeps adding his guys to the team and that bodes well for the future
Good signing. We need another linebacker on NSD
We have one of those, Deuce Spurlock from Michigan, on an OV this weekend.
I’ve said it before, we ain’t done with the portal yet
Committed today.
Yes he did and yet we still ain’t done with the portal
This portal window will stay open till mid February. Then, it opens up again in May for a couple of weeks.
Guys already in there have till summer to sign with another team, or withdraw their names IF they still have scholarships at their original schools.
The Gators have six portal guys making OVs this weekend who want to sign and enroll for spring. One is an OG from Baylor that’s rated #2 OG in CFB in 2022, behind Torrence. Nice replacement for Torrence, if we sign him.
Just committed. Duece is a great name for stadium chants.
The two OLs who visited this weekend still have the Gators in their top four and plan to commit tomorrow and Tuesday.
Fingers crossed.
Looking forward to an oline excited to be Gators! He looks like a great addition.
Finally, the SDS reporting site that is owned and favorable to Gators (according to others) finally, finally puts out a favorable article about the Gators. Wonder if “ugagatorlakelivingwaterboardingdawglover” is thinking this OL is just more garbage from Billy?
I also ponder the thought that if SDS is owned by Gators and favorable to Gators, why no articles on Mike White returning to beat the Gators? Oh my bad, he had a lead and lost it again, well shucks.
Whip, SDS hasn’t been owned by a Gator since the first couple years. A former Army Ranger bought it after the first couple years and a year or two ago it was sold to a British media company.
After a while you get to know your peeps. You say finally a favorable article about the Gators and then wonder about the mental state of ugagatornolife. This is the type of article he stays away from, Like a corrupt politician or member of the media, it doesn’t jive with his narrative
Spot on CoJo, you know the old saying, if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all
Thx. Nash, some of the more obnoxious fans of other teams keep assuming it’s owned by Gators. I didn’t know but between yourself, Marsh, Doc or Stl. i knew one of you would know.
Tailwhip, Nash clued me in several weeks ago and I have to say with that information all the moderations suddenly made sense. It’s not just bad teeth, they only got one side of the brain – unfortunately, it’s the left one.
Them Britts need better oral hygiene
And half a brain transplant
Good get…Hopefully this solidifies a top ten class.
I talk smack, but I want the Gators to be good and for Georgia to beat them at their best so good get. I really only want Tennessee to stink it up.