Jairus Jones (June 27, 2008)
| N2FL: At what age did you start playing football? |
| J.J.: Around 8-years-old |
| N2FL: What was your favorite college team growing up? |
| J.J.: The Florida Gators |
| N2FL: Have a favorite NFL Team? |
| J.J.: Yeah, I actually have two: The Detroit Lions and The Seattle Seahawks. |
| N2FL: Do you try and emulate any specific player? |
| J.J.: Yeah, Brian Dawkins |
| N2FL: Any particular reason for the jersey number? |
| J.J.: Well actually what I did was; I took my brothers number 50 and subtracted it from my dads number when he was in the NFL and got #20. |
| N2FL: Who was your first scholarship offer? |
| J.J.: Florida Atlantic University |
| N2FL: How many scholarship offers do you currently have? |
| J.J.: I have 12 |
| N2FL: Is there a school that hasn't offered you that you would like to see do so? |
| J.J.: Yes, Florida |
| N2FL: What are some of the considerations you have when deciding between schools? |
| J.J.: I really don't care about location. The playing time is up to me and how I perform in practice. I want the system to be the same throughout my years in college. |
| N2FL: Who are the schools currently on your list for consideration? Any leader(s)? |
| J.J.: LSU, Florida Atlantic, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan State - the leader is LSU right now. |
| N2FL: Who is currently recruiting you the hardest? |
| J.J.: FAU and Nebraska |
| N2FL: Being such a versatile player, which positions are you being recruited to play? |
| J.J.: Well, the smaller schools that offered me are recruiting me for offense also. |
| N2FL: What position would you prefer to play? |
| J.J.: Safety |
| N2FL: Have you thought about who you might want to "officially visit"? |
| J.J.: Well I want to visit LSU, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan State. |
| N2FL: What do you feel are some of your playing strengths? |
| J.J.: My awareness on the field and I can make plays. |
| N2FL: What are some things you would like to work on between now and college? |
| J.J.: my speed and explosion |
| N2FL: How do you feel about Redshirting? |
| J.J.: I don't mind being redshirted. It would be nice to get playing time as a freshman, but if it doesn't happen then I wouldn't mind redshirting. It gives me an extra year to get better. |
| N2FL: Do you have a major in mind? |
| J.J.: Yeah - Engineering, Accounting or Business |
| N2FL: What are your goals for your senior season? |
| J.J.: I want to get at least 5 interceptions and break 100 tackles. And at least 10 touchdowns on offense, hopefully. |
| N2FL: What is the craziest recruiting "pitch" you have heard so far? |
| J.J.: ha-ha...that "you could come in and start both ways for us your first year." |
| N2FL: Do you have a time frame as to when you would like to commit? |
| J.J.: Nah not really, hopefully before the season starts. |
| N2FL: Have you communicated with any prospective recruits about attending the same school? |
| J.J.: no |
| N2FL: Who has been the biggest influence in your life? |
| J.J.: My mother and father |