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Gridiron Football Top 300 Cam Jones

Defensive End

Roosevelt High Sioux Falls, SD HT: 6’3” WT: 195 Class of 2021 GPA: 3.0

Cam Jones is a 6’3” 195lbs. defensive end out of Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, SD. As an incoming senior for the 2021 season, Cam has high expectations for himself and a dedicated work ethic. As a defensive end Cam is explosive off the line and makes pass plays miserable for opposing teams, disrupting most of them. His speed and agility make stopping the run and making plays just as easy. With his 3.0 GPA and commitment to constantly improving himself and his team, it comes as no surprise that Cam is also a part of the 2020 South Dakota 11AAA All-Star team.

What did football teach you about yourself of life once you began play-

ing? What it taught me about life is that it’s not always going to be easy or fair and it’s mostly taught me a lot about myself. I’ve been able to do a lot of things I didn’t think I’d be able to do. Like when you have to push through the fourth quarter and you’re playing for the people besides you and the fans around you and you’ve just got to dig deep into yourself and realize how bad you want to be successful in your life.

Who or what has been your biggest motivation or role model in the

sport? Definitely my grandpa. He’s a hard worker and he’s worked all his life. He’s 72 right now and still does side work and manual labor. And he’s been so caring as long as I’ve known him. I love playing for him, he’s always watching me and he’s my biggest supporter every day.

What is your favorite memory while playing the sport? It’s definitely got to be the Harrisburg game my junior year. It was their homecoming, and they were undefeated, and we were undefeated, and we were going against a Minnesota commit quarterback Jacob Knuth and he’s the real deal and that game was kind of my breakout game. I had three and a half sacks, it was Friday night lights, and that was my first experience when I realized “Wow I’m really in it now”. Just being able to get to him three times and win D-lineman of the game and get nominated for player of the week, I couldn’t have asked for anything better than that type of game and atmosphere.

Are you involved with any other sports or activities at school besides football and if so, how do you think those experiences have helped you

on the football field? I’m involved in baseball and that honestly helps me with mental toughness because in baseball you’re going to fail a lot. The question I always ask myself is can I keep my composure on the mound or if I have a bad game hitting, can I bounce back? It really teaches me a lot about myself and how mentally tough I am.

Outside of sports do you have any hobbies or passions that you do in

your free time and what about them do you enjoy the most? A hobby of mine every night, after I study and start winding down, is to get online and play some Fortnite with my friends. We still like to mess around and play it. We’re not gamers so we’re not playing it all the time, but whenever we have free time we’ll hop on and say you know what, lets just play for fun.

Do you have a favorite athlete, college or Nfl, that you look up to? Oh it’s definitely got to be Lavonte David. He’s definitely one of the best linebackers in football right now, I’d say. He really flies under the radar and doesn’t make a lot of noise outside of the game, but when you watch him play he’s everywhere on the field, covering big tight ends like Travis Kelce and locking him up or he’s in the backfield getting a sack whenever you need him to and I just love watching him play.

What current player, college or NFL, do you think reflects your play

stile the most? It’s probably Kayvon Thibodeaux from Oregon. He’s just a fast pass rusher off the edge and he’s going to get to the quarterback whenever he can. He’s not the biggest D-lineman on the field but he’s still going to give you everything he has and stop you in the run. He’s going to get to the quarterback almost every pass play and make that disruption.