FLORIDA TOP 25 PREVIEW: No. 17 Jones Tigers team preview

With the 2022 high school football season here we are previewing the Top 25 teams in our Florida Top 25 rankings that we have already debuted on Varsity Sports Network’s Florida Gridiron Report last week. Rankings for the Florida Top 25 will be updated each Wednesday night on the Florida Gridirion Report and on FloridaHSFootball.com along with all classification rankings.

NO 17. JONES TIGERS

Head Coach: Elijah Williams, 6th year

Classification & District: 3M-3

2021 Record: 11-3

Key Athletes: LB Malik Bryant, Sr; OL Zavier Avera, Sr; TE Dylan Wade, Sr; WR Jabari Smith, Sr; OL Camren Lindsey, Sr, WR Derrick Rogers, Sr; CB Jayden Gillens, Sr; DL D’antre Robinson, Jr; CB James Chenault, Jr

2022 Schedule

Kickoff 7:00 PM ET unless noted

Fri. 8/26 (Week 1) – @ Cocoa

Sat. 9/3 (Week 2) – @ Duncanville, Texas, 3 CT

Fri. 9/9 (Week 3) – BYE WEEK

Fri. 9/16 (Week 4) – Orlando Edgewater*

Fri. 9/23 (Week 5) – Winter Garden West Orange

Fri. 9/30 (Week 6) – @ Bradenton IMG Academy – National

Thu. 10/6 (Week 7) – Orlando University

Fri. 10/14 (Week 8) – @ Orlando Boone

Fri. 10/21 (Week 9) – @ Apopka Wekiva*

Fri. 10/28 (Week 10) – Winter Garden Horizon*

Fri. 11/4 (Week 11) – @ Orlando Dr. Phillips

Season Outlook: Over the last few years, the Jones Tigers have made significant strides to be one of the top teams in the Sunshine State with a state runner-up finish in 2019 and a state semifinal appearance last year, falling just short in overtime to eventual state runner-up Pensacola Pine Forest. The Tigers are returning 11 of 22 starters and 40 overall varsity players which is a great number for a team looking to contend for the Class 3M state championship in 2022. The biggest issue for the Tigers is replacing some skill players that graduated like wide receiver A’Ceon Cobb and quarterback Julian Calvez, both who were key pieces to the deep playoff run last year. Overall, the Tigers have a solid core of player that can get them deep into the playoffs again, but it will come with some significant competition in order to get to the state championship game.