Clemson Football: What does 4-star DB Sheridan Jones bring to the Tigers?
Clemson football signee Sheridan Jones was one of the first to turn in his NLI. Here’s what the 4-star defensive back brings to the Tigers.
The 2019 Clemson football recruiting class officially signed all 26 commitments Wednesday morning.
One of the first to turn in his National Letter of Intent was 4-star Sheridan Jones, of Norfolk, Virginia.
Jones has been committed to the Tigers since April 20, 2018 and was recruited by both Brent Venables and Mike Reed.
He’s an early enrollee and will have an opportunity to come in and compete for playing time right away as Clemson’s defensive backfield could lose several bodies following this season.
Analysis:
Jones brings an extra level of physicality that is clearly what Venables and Reed are looking for in their defensive backs.
He plays his position very well and could develop into a very solid cornerback before it’s all said and done. Jones may have an opportunity to play right away because the Tigers will lose Mark Fields and could potentially lose Trayvon Mullen out of the cornerback room.
He and fellow classmate Andrew Booth both will have an opportunity to work their way up the depth chart and vie for playing time.
He is 6-foot-1 and weighs in at about 175 pounds. When I watch him, he reminds me a lot of AJ Terrell on film. He plays with good abandon and is able to do a really solid job of maintaining eye discipline and covering his receiver.
Before it’s all said and done, Jones will be an NFL-caliber defensive back and I expect that he will show that potential sooner rather than later.
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It should be fun to watch him over the next couple of years with Clemson football and I’ll be interested to see if him getting in early helps his chances of getting playing time. That defensive backfield could be a little thin if some of those veterans declare for the NFL Draft, so Jones is going to need to be ready to play from the get-go.