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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Gene Jones

6-4, 240 · Hampton, VA

Committed to Virginia since Oct 18, 2025

42offer strength · No. 1342
0.8611composite · 3-star
10offers · 4 power

His offers

10 offers · visited 1
Virginia logoVirginia
ACC · strength 60
Committed
offered Jun 16, 2025
NC State logoNC State
ACC · strength 66
cold
offered Jun 18, 2025
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Syracuse logoSyracuse
ACC · strength 51
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Old Dominion logoOld Dominion
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Jun 15, 2025
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Apr 7, 2025
Show all 10 offersMarshall logoMarshall
Sun Belt · strength 27
cold
offered Nov 5, 2024
William & Mary logoWilliam & Mary
cold
offered Jun 21, 2025
Hampton logoHampton
cold
offered Jun 8, 2025
North Carolina Central logoNorth Carolina Central
cold
offered Jun 8, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 10 offers
Best fits
Virginia logoVirginia Committed
Thin at defensive line (7 with 2+ years left); has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1NC State logoNC State
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 3 defensive lines his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Syracuse logoSyracuse
Has started 9 defensive lines his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (10 with 2+ years left)
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

555 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 223 to 257 pounds): most in the Big Ten (100), ACC (78) and Big 12 (71). Programs that start it most: Iowa (10), Michigan (10) and Rutgers (10). Of his offers, Syracuse (9), Virginia Tech (7), Virginia (4) and Liberty (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 10 offers, Virginia has the thinnest room at defensive line: 7 with 2+ years left of 21, 4 in their last year, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle (him included). Also thin there: NC State.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted
Mississippi State logoRyan Brown
Class of 2012 · SDE · signed Mississippi State
8 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 63
Massachusetts logoPeter Angeh
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Massachusetts
12 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-3, 245
Not drafted
match 61
Trevon YoungTrevon Young
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Louisville
7 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-4, 235
Drafted 2018, round 6, No. 205
match 60
TCU logoChad Childs
Class of 2012 · DT · signed TCU
9 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 59
Western Michigan logoElijah Hawk
Class of 2021 · DL · signed Western Michigan
11 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-4, 235
Not drafted yet
match 59
Show all 10
UCF logoAaron Cochran
Class of 2015 · SDE · signed UCF
10 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-3, 250
Not drafted
match 58
Texas State logoCody Casey
Class of 2014 · SDE · signed Texas State
7 offers; Jones had 10; 6-4, 265
Not drafted
match 58
Bowling Green logoZach Colvin
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed Bowling Green
7 offers; Jones had 10; 6-4, 260
Not drafted
match 58
Arizona logoTimmy Hamilton
Class of 2015 · SDE · signed Arizona
14 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 57
California logoKyle Kragen
Class of 2013 · WDE · signed California
7 offers; Jones had 10; both about 6-3, 245
Not drafted
match 57
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

12 dated moves since Nov 5, 2024
Virginia logoOfficial visit VirginiaJun 5
Virginia logoCommitted VirginiaOct 18, 2025
William & Mary logoOffered William & MaryJun 21, 2025
NC State logoOffered NC StateJun 18, 2025
Virginia logoOffered VirginiaJun 16, 2025
Old Dominion logoOffered Old DominionJun 15, 2025
Hampton logoOffered HamptonJun 8, 2025
North Carolina Central logoOffered North Carolina CentralJun 8, 2025
Show all 12 moves
Syracuse logoOffered SyracuseMay 6, 2025
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechMay 6, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyApr 7, 2025
Marshall logoOffered MarshallNov 5, 2024
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