Dawand Jones

Dawand Jones (born August 6, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Dawand Jones
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 79
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
MajorCommunications
Personal information
Born: (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight359 lb (163 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBen Davis (Indianapolis)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Jones attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis where he played football and basketball and held Division I offers in both sports.[1] A three-star prospect in the former, Jones committed to play college football at Ohio State University.[1][2]

College career

Jones appeared in nine games as a true freshman in 2019, although did not start any. In 2020, he appeared in six of the teams eight games during the COVID shortened season. Jones would emerge as a starter in 2021, starting every game at right tackle for the Buckeyes.[3][4][5] At the conclusion of his junior season, Jones was named to the second team All-Big 10 team.[6] On January 17, 2022, Jones announced that he would return to Ohio State for his senior season, forgoing the NFL Draft.[7]

References
  1. "Signed: Massive Indianapolis Tackle Dawand Jones Commits to Ohio State Over Penn State, Southern California". Eleven Warriors. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. "Dawand Jones, Ohio State Buckeyes, Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. "Dawand Jones". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. Znidar, Mark (2021-12-27). "No question, Ohio State Offensive Line Has Been a Dud". Press Pros Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. Nathan Baird, cleveland com (2021-12-26). "Ohio State football's Dawand Jones proved his potential, but will he pursue it as a Buckeye in 2022?". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. "2021 Big Ten Football Awards - Part 1 (PDF) - Big Ten Conference" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  7. Lind, Andrew. "Ohio State OT Dawand Jones To Return For Senior Season". Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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