Mizzou took a rare recruiting loss earlier this week when Keontez Lewis, a priority WR target out of East St. Louis, chose UCLA after weeks of speculation that he would head to Columbia.
But Eli Drinkwitz is never down for long in his early days as the Tiger head coach. On Saturday afternoon, Drinkwitz sounded the alarm that another young player was joining the 2021 class. Just minutes later, Jonathan Jones announced his commitment to the Tigers over the likes of Baylor, Colorado, Nebraska and his home state Texas Longhorns.
Jones joins what’s turning out to be a stacked defensive line class, including the jewel of the class so far, Travion Ford, local star Mekhi Wingo and JUCO standout Shemar Pearl.