Julius Jones, Jr. as a Recruit<\/p>\n
Jones is projected to be a difference maker at wide receiver wherever he ends up choosing to play college football. <\/p>\n
He checks in at 5-10, 170 pounds, and is ranked as the nation’s 81st overall player in the 2027 recruiting cycle (No. 14 overall player) by On3.<\/p>\n
Jones stars at one of the most dominant high school football programs in the country, St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<\/p>\n
As a junior last fall he hauled in 58 receptions for 876 yards and 14 touchdowns as Aquinas won its seventh straight state championship in the talent-loaded state of Florida.<\/p>\n
The wide receiver is also a speedster on the track as he clocked in times of 10.52 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.93 in the 200-meter dash as a junior.<\/p>\n
Miami’s Chances to Land Julius Jones, Jr.<\/p>\n
Say what you want about Miami in years previous, it has found its footing under Mario Cristobal. It’s a program that much like Notre Dame, is no longer talking about yesterday and instead has its eyes on competing for national championships for the forseeable future.<\/p>\n
For Jones, that’s an easy sell as his high school is located less than 15 miles from where Miami plays its home games.<\/p>\n
Miami has developed wide receivers at a high level, with Malachi Toney bursting onto the scene as a true freshman last season, and being a major reason the Hurricanes made it to the national championship game.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame’s Chances to Land Julius Jones, Jr.<\/p>\n
From the moment it was discovered that Notre Dame great Julius Jones had a son that was a star football player, the odds have seemed to favor Marcus Freeman and company.<\/p>\n
There is a credit to Miami for staying in this recruiting battle as long as it has, as many would have probably packed up shop and moved on long ago.<\/p>\n
Julius Jones Sr showing Jr the way! You love to see it! \u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf8 @CathVSConf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p0CIiiPjpZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bruce Straughan (@bruce_straughan) June 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n To Jones’ credit, he didn’t by default just follow his father’s lead and seems to have examined his options, as Oregon was a player here for quite some time as well.<\/p>\n After visiting Notre Dame this past weekend on what was a massive recruting weekend for the Fighting Irish, it seems like all the right buttons were pushed and any final questions that needed to be answered were taken care of.<\/p>\n Nick Shepkowski’s Prediction:<\/p>\n If you could find betting odds on this one, the payout wouldn’t be very great, but it seems like it’s free money at this point.<\/p>\n Keeping up with the Joneses. \u2014 Tyler James (@TJamesND) June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I fully expect Julius Jones, Jr. to be wearing a Notre Dame hat (or shirt, or whatever) when his interview on the Pat McAfee Show wraps up early Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Former Notre Dame running back Julius Jones Sr. is on campus today with his sons Julius Jones Jr. and Andre Jones for Julius Jr.’s official visit.https:\/\/t.co\/dPVNSIkxQE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qxVEJoSwGU<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow<\/a>