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Roddy Jones #20

Class: RS Freshman
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
High School: Chamblee
Height / Weight: 5-9 / 194
Position: A-Back
Birthdate: 06/13/1989

An extremely quick and shifty running back who redshirted as a true freshman in 2007... his speed could fit nicely at the A-back (or slot back) position in Tech's new offense... will compete for a starting role in 2008... could also see action as a punt returner.

2007
Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School
First-team all-state pick in Class AAA as a senior after earning honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore and junior in Class AAAA... MVP of the Georgia North-South All-Star game... the all-time leading rusher in DeKalb County with 5,055 yards and 76 touchdowns... led the county as a senior with 1,776 yards rushing (177.6 per game) and 33 touchdowns; his total second in Metro Atlanta only to fellow Tech signee Jonathan Dwyer... added 1,654 yards (150.4 pg) and 24 touchdowns as a junior, 1,369 yards with 16 touchdowns as a sophomore, and 256 yards and three scores as a freshman... three-time, first-team all-DeKalb County... coached by Brent Miller at Chamblee High... also a four-year letterwinner as a centerfielder in baseball, earning all-county honors as a senior.

No. 36 running back in the nation (Scout.com)
No. 39 running back in the nation (Rivals.com)
No. 19 overall prospect in Georgia (SuperPrep)
No. 28 overall prospect in Georgia (Scout.com)
No. 34 overall prospect in Georgia (Rivals.com)
Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50 in Georgia
Macon Telegraph Top 50 in Georgia selection
Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team

Personal
Full name is Roderick Rinaldo Jones, II... parents are Rod and Angel Jones... drafted out of high school by the Chicago White Sox... born June 13, 1989.
 
JWE37 said:
Personal
Full name is Roderick Rinaldo Jones, II... parents are Rod and Angel Jones... drafted out of high school by the Chicago White Sox... born June 13, 1989.
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This is interesting! Does anyone have more details on this?

I'm surprised he's eligible to play NCAA football after being drafted by a pro (baseball) team. Is this common?
 
Being drafted doesn't effect anything and, in fact, you can play pro in one sport and in college in another.
 
What's his injury status? Every practice report I've read has had Roddy at the beach.
 
thegoalie said:
This is interesting! Does anyone have more details on this?

I'm surprised he's eligible to play NCAA football after being drafted by a pro (baseball) team. Is this common?
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I believe Calvin was drafted by MLB out of high school also?
 
thegoalie said:
This is interesting! Does anyone have more details on this?

I'm surprised he's eligible to play NCAA football after being drafted by a pro (baseball) team. Is this common?
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Uh, why would being drafted (something totally out of your control) make you ineligible. We should start up a pro team and draft all UGAys recruits if thats the case.

Quincy Carter was drafted, played minor leagure pro baseball, and still came back and played college football at UGay. And this was all after he committed to play for us!!

Sorry didn't mean to sound so rude.
 
ramblinwise1 said:
Uh, why would being drafted (something totally out of your control) make you ineligible. We should start up a pro team and draft all UGAys recruits if thats the case.

Quincy Carter was drafted, played minor leagure pro baseball, and still came back and played college football at UGay. And this was all after he committed to play for us!!

Sorry didn't mean to sound so rude.
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I was curious because the NCAA has such strict rules on eligibility, especially when $$$ is concerned. Seemed interesting to me that a player can be under contract by a pro sports team, but still play college sports.

I don't know much about baseball, but I do know that in other major sports being drafted is well within a student athlete's control. It's a player's choice to declare themselves eligible for the draft.
 
Dennis Dixon was starting QB for Oregon while being a center fielder in the Braves organization. I'm not sure of everything involved in doing it, but obviously you can play "pro" ball and college football.
 
I know roddy wears a chicago white sox hat quite often. But when he came to Tech he was thinking about playing baseball too. I dont know why he didnt.
 
you can get drafted and still be eligible
you can even take money and sign a contract and still be eligible, but not for a scholarship

but if you are a skier, or any other sport that relies on sponsorship money to help individuals pay for their sport, that is where the NCAA suddenly forgets that they should be helping people rather than hurting them

remember the guy that had to either quit the Colorado football team, or not ski professionally (or at least not take any sponsor money)

double standard towards the "big three" sports of football, baseball, basketball
 
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