Dan Mullen has his first quarterback in Gainesville. On Wednesday, Heard County (Ga.) signal-caller Emory Jones announced he would sign with Florida, passing on in-state rival Florida State and Alabama, which he had shown interest in earlier this fall.
Jones is the No. 4-ranked dual threat quarterback in the class of 2018 and the No. 40 overall prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He initially committed to Ohio State in July of 2016 but continued to take visits this fall to Auburn and Alabama, prompting the Buckeyes’ staff to pursue and lock down another QB, Lake Travis (Texas) High’s Matthew Baldwin, who committed to come to Columbus earlier this month.