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Virginia Football Adds Cincinnati Transfer Linebacker Dorian Jones

Matt Newton

Dorian Jones reacts during the Cincinnati football game against Oklahoma at Nippert Stadium.
Dorian Jones reacts during the Cincinnati football game against Oklahoma at Nippert Stadium. / Cincinnati Athletics
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UVA football added another playmaker to the defensive side of the ball as Cincinnati linebacker transfer Dorian Jones announced his commitment to Virginia on Saturday.

A 6'3", 230-pound linebacker from Boynton Beach, Florida, Jones began his career at Louisville back in 2019. Over the next four seasons, Jones appeared in 34 games, recording 90 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and three fumble recoveries for the Cardinals.

In 2023, Jones followed his head coach Scott Satterfield to Cincinnati, where he had his best season yet, totaling 56 tackles, 24 of them solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one interception. His best game came against Oklahoma, as he posted a season-high 13 tackles and a sack.

Jones entered the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining and initially committed to UTEP, but then flipped to Virginia on Saturday following a visit to Charlottesville last week.

Jones is the second transfer commitment the Cavaliers have landed since the end of spring football, joining Dartmouth offensive line transfer Ethan Sipe.

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MATT NEWTON

Managing Editor and Publisher, CavaliersNow Email: mattnewton@virginia.eduTwitter: @mattynewtssWebsite | LinkedIn | Instagram Matt Newton is the managing editor and publisher at CavaliersNow. He has been covering UVA athletics since 2019 and has been the managing editor at CavaliersNow since launching the site in August 2021. Matt covers all things UVA sports, including Virginia basketball and football news and recruiting, former Wahoos in the pros, and coverage of all 23 of the NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. A native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matt grew up a huge Philadelphia sports fan, but has also been a UVA sports fanatic his entire life thanks to his parents, who are alums of the University of Virginia. Matt followed in his parents' footsteps and attended UVA from 2017-2021, graduating with a degree in Media Studies and a minor in Economics in May of 2021.