2010 Football Prospect: OL Grant Jones

Описание: Liberty Christian Academy has another huge lineman on the way. Many of our readers will recall Bobby Massie who played at the Lynchburg school last year and is now at Hargrave Military Academy. Massie is 6-foot-8, 330+ pounds.

LCA now has Grant Jones, a 6-foot-6, 275 pound offensive tackle! Just a junior, Jones still may have some growing to do, as he is already up to a size 16 shoe!

Jones was a starter last year as a sophomore for LCA, starting all 12 games for a team that won the state title. Jones also wrestled in the heavyweight division for LCA, and finished last season ranked #7 in the state. Jones is also an excellent student with a 3.2 grade-point-average.

This year he and the Bulldog team have started strong again, as they are currently undefeated and pointing towards another state championship.

A number of Division 1 schools are already showing interest, including Georgia Tech, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Marshall, West Virginia, N.C. State, North Carolina and Ohio State. When asked about 'favorites' Jones told VirginiaPreps.com; "The schools I like the most, right now, are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Liberty University and the University of Virginia." When asked to name some of his favorite football players, Jones responded "A few of my favorite pro players would be Jonathan Ogden and Jason Peters, college would be Eugene Monroe, Sam Young and Andrew Gardner."

We asked Jones what his personal and team goals were for the remainder of the season, "I would like to keep improving in my strength and speed throughout the remainder of the season and I also would like to keep improving my footwork and technique. Our main goals as a team are to grow spiritually and academically, and our last goal is to finish the season undefeated hopefully with the state title."

Jones told us about the camps he attended last spring: "I went to the Penn State camp which was just an awesome camp, I really enjoyed the campus and the background of great football playing at the University, I also got to go head to head with some great players and I always love a challenge. I also attended the Liberty University camp which I really liked because I got to know the coaching staff. Also I really appreciated the Christian environment."

VirginiaPreps.com caught up with LCA football coach Frank Rocco, who offered the following comments about Jones: "He that has improved greatly over the year. His strength has gotten much better and has put him in a position where with another good off season he can be a recruitable offensive lineman. He has been a two-year starter for us."

Other juniors to watch at Liberty Christian include: Michael Rocco (quarterback), Scott Hyland (tight-end, linebacker), Desmond Rice (running back, wide receiver), and Demetrius Chapman (lineman).