Minnesota schedules official visit with dynamic 2026 two-way star from Ohio

Columbus, Ohio DB/WR Jamarcus 'Juice' Jones became the latest 2026 recruit to lock in an official visit with the Gophers on Wednesday. He will be joining a long list of prospects who will visit the program during the annual 'Summer Splash' event later this year.

Minnesota NATION!!!!! June 13th - 15th I’ll be in Minneapolis for my official visit

Blessed @DJRSwework We work pic.twitter.com/na9isBKzeh
— Jamarcus ( juice ) Jones (@jamjonesr1) February 20, 2025

Standing at 6-foot, 165 pounds, Jones is an intriguing two-way player. As a junior at Harvest Preparatory School, he had 38 receptions for 1,094 yards and nine touchdowns on a remarkable 28.8 yards per reception. He added seven interceptions on the other side of the ball as a defensive back.

He picked up his first FBS offers from Toledo in January, he has since added 11 more, highlighted by Kentucky, West Virginia and USF among others. He is currently unranked on the 247Sports Composite.

Minnesota has 12 recruits scheduled to take their official visits on the weekend of May 30 to June 1, but Jones becomes the third 2026 recruit to schedule their visit two weekends later on June 13-15. Their 'Summer Splash' event has become their biggest high school recruiting stretch of the year and this cycle will be no different.

Updated list of 'Summer Splash' official visits (15):

OL Aaron Thomas
WR Rico Blassingame
S Jayden McGregory
DL Freddie Wilson
DL Kamron Wilson
OT Andrew Trout (committed)
CB Almerian Thomas
QB Owen Lansu (committed)
DL Howie Johnson (committed)
LB Pierce Petersohn
S Gavin Day
LB Duyon Forkpa Jr.
OT Gavin Meier (June 13-15)
ATH Messiah Tilson (June 13-15)
S Jamarcus Jones (June 13-15)

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