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Marvin Jones, nation's No. 1 player, narrows list to five schools

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Five-star EDGE Marvin Jones Jr. of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage has narrowed his list to five schools- Florida State, Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma.

Jones said that each of his final schools have strong points that he is considering.

Florida State

“Florida State has had success with defensive ends, and I have great relationships with almost everyone on the staff,” Jones said. “The fans always show me love and they do their best to make Tallahassee feel like home for me.”

Alabama

Coach (Sal) Sunseri and I have an amazing relationship and Bama is known for putting guys in the NFL consistently,” Jones said. “Alabama is the standard.”

Georgia

“With 2 starters leaving, Coach (Dan) Lanning believes that I can come in and make an early impact,” Jones said. “Georgia is one of the best schools at consistently producing outside linebackers and I can definitely see myself playing in Athens.”

Texas A&M

“I have a great relationship with Coach (Terry) Price as well as Coach (Jimbo) Fisher,” Jones said. “Their defense requires their edge guys to do a lot of things that I feel like I’m capable of. They have an extremely large fan base and the fans do a great job of taking care of their players when they’re done playing.”

Oklahoma

Coach (Lincoln) Riley and I talk consistently and have established a great relationship,” Jones said. “With Nik Bonitto going to the draft, Coach (Jamar) Cain has shown me that I can come in and produce for the Sooners and play in the NFL the same way Nik did.”

Jones ranks as the No. 33 player overall in the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. The On3 Consensus also ranks him as the No. 2 EDGE in the nation and the sixth-best player in Florida.

On3 ranks Jones as the nation’s top player, the No. 1 EDGE and best player in Florida.

Chad Simmons, the On3 Director of Recruiting, delivers the latest recruiting intel on where Jones might ultimately land here.