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Four-Star Receiver Julius Jones Jr. Picks Notre Dame Over Miami and Oregon
Julius Jones Jr., ranked No. 50 in the SC Next 300, pledged to Notre Dame on Monday over finalists Miami and Oregon. His younger brother Andre, a four-star safety, also committed to the Irish during the same broadcast.
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Four-star wide receiver Julius Jones Jr. committed to Notre Dame on Monday, June 22, 2026. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound prospect from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is ranked No. 50 in the SC Next 300 and No.
9 at his position in the 2027 class, ESPN reported. Jones announced the decision live on "The Pat McAfee Show," choosing Notre Dame over Miami and Oregon. He visited the campus the prior weekend after an official visit to Miami from June 5-7.
Jones caught 58 passes for 876 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior and is a three-time state champion at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. His younger brother Andre, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound four-star safety ranked No.
285 in the SC Next Junior 300, pledged to Notre Dame on the same broadcast. Andre is the program's second commit in the 2028 cycle. , who led the team in rushing three times from 1999 to 2003, ran for 3,018 yards in four seasons, and ranks sixth on the school's all-time rushing list.
Jones Sr. played seven NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints. With the pledge, Jones becomes Notre Dame's second-ranked 2027 commit behind four-star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola, who committed May 12.
Coach Marcus Freeman's class entered the day ranked No. 6 nationally, with 14 of 19 pledges secured since March 30. Jones is the fourth pledge from Florida in the cycle.
