Oklahoma State University Athletics
Richetti Jones
August 15, 2008 | Cowboy Football
One of the most decorated members of the incoming class ... Lost part of his senior season to injury but still recorded 82 tackles and 12 sacks after accumulating 73 tackles, 16 sacks and 25 tackles for loss as a junior ... Selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-America game ... SuperPrep All-America pick ... A national top 100 recruit by the Dallas Morning News (No. 49), Rivals (No. 69), Scout.com (No. 59), and PrepStar ... PrepStar also listed him 11th among the country's defensive line prospects ... Rivals considered him the fifth best defensive end prospect in the country and No. 8 among all players in Texas ... Scout.com named him the No. 9 defensive end prospect in the country ... Honored as one of the top 10 players in the state of Texas by the Dallas Morning News (No. 8), Scout.com (9th) and Rivals (No. 8) ... A two-time first-team all-stater in Texas.
Personal: An early commitment to the Cowboys but still had offers from Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M and Notre Dame ... Attended the same high school as OSU basketball players Byron Eaton and Andrea Riley ... Born June 29, 1988, in Dallas ... Son of Shalandrea Jones and Callabus Muhammad ... Plans to major in kinesiology and would like to eventually become a personal trainer and open his own gym ... Was voted most popular at Lincoln High School.
