Cartez Crook-Jones (b. Aug. 28, 1999) is a 2018 signee who projects as a defensive end.
Crook-Jones played under head coach Jeremie Picard for Grandview High School, where he earned second-team all-state honors from the Missouri state media as a senior in 2017.
Viewed as the 11th-best player in the state of Missouri for the Class of 2018 by ESPN, he also was a second-team all-league player as a junior in 2016 after posting 55 tackles, nine sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles for the Bulldogs.
Crook-Jones picked up second-team all-metro honors from The Kansas City Star, while he was named to the All-Jackson County Advocate team as a senior in 2017.