Junior defensive lineman DaWayne Jones DaWayne Jones 6'1" | DL Booker T. Washington | 2027 State OK comes into this season as one of the state’s absolute best pass rushers. Around this time last year, Jones moved over to Booker T Washington from Owasso and he combined with fellow junior DL Joseph Graves to make up one of the best duos in the state. Graves has transferred out of state so now all eyes will be on Jones to see what impact he can have without his running mate. It is an interesting question but based on his athleticism and deep bag of moves, we don’t think Jones will have any problems causing havoc on the line of scrimmage. He’ll go into the 2025 football season as one of the state’s more dominant defenders. 

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Booker T Washington defensive lineman DaWayne Jones DaWayne Jones 6'1" | DL Booker T. Washington | 2027 State OK is an absolute nightmare for opposing offensive linemen to deal with. Jones has been lining up as an edge rusher and his bag of moves is incredibly deep and between that and his overall size and athletic ability, it makes it almost impossible for offensive linemen to stay in front of Jones. If the Booker T Washington standout can’t beat you with one move, he comes back with another that gets the job done. This season, all eyes are going to be on Jones to continue to wreck shop on the Hornet defensive line. They’re losing another elite ’27 DL to IMG Academy and that will allow offenses to shift their focus to just slowing down Jones. How he responds to that challenge is something we want to see this fall.

Booker T Washington has not one, but two elite defensive linemen in the state’s 2027 class. Prior to the 2024 season kicking off, DaWayne Jones DaWayne Jones 6'1" | DL Booker T. Washington | 2027 State OK moved over to Booker T Washington from Owasso and immediately gave the Hornets arguably the top DL duo in the state, regardless of class. Alongside Graves, Jones was in a similar situation where he was either beating the man in front of him or he was being held. And the more these two dominated, the more they worked off each other. When Graves would get double teamed, that opened the door for Jones to create mayhem in the backfield and he would fully take advantage of those limited opportunities. Jones checks a lot of the boxes from a physical standpoint and college coaches are agreeing. From his wingspan to his quick first step, Jones has a lot of the tools that those coaches are looking for from a prospect.

Booker T Washington already terrorizes opponents with Graves on the line of scrimmage and now they have two of the best guys up front. DaWayne Jones DaWayne Jones 6'1" | DL Booker T. Washington | 2027 State OK moved over to Booker T Washington from Owasso and he’s a name that has jumped up into the top ten on this last ranking update. Jones immediately got our attention last season in the first game of his freshman year with the Rams. He had a solid offseason and in the summer, he joined Booker T Washington and when that happened, Jones and Graves became (probably) the best 1-2 punch on any defensive line in the state. Jones has also seen his recruitment take off over the last two months with multiple D1 offers. The fact that these two can play side by side definitely benefits each of their individual games.

Owasso defensive lineman DaWayne Jones DaWayne Jones 6'1" | DL Booker T. Washington | 2027 State OK is a name that really impressed us in his very first varsity game last season against defending champion Bixby. The freshman held his own in that season opener and would have a solid year overall. Fast forward to right now and you look at that Owasso defensive line and there is talent everywhere. Getting on the field and finding those quality reps will be a battle each week but Jones is still a name to watch. He showcased a good skillset last season and working with some outstanding teammates along the defensive line and facing arguably the best offensive line every day at practice, he should only improve moving forward.