On Wednesday, Joseph Jones became the first Plano athlete to sign to play for a Big 10 team.  Having been recruited by Northwestern University, Joe becomes the third Plano athlete to be sign with a Division I school, the first in football.

He will be a defensive back/safety for the Wildcats in the fall.  He is ranked No. 116 nationally at the safety position by Scout.com and 41st overall player in Illinois by ESPN.com.  Joe is a four-year letterman in football and track and a three-year letterman in basketball.  He is the current state champion in 110 meter hurdles.  He has also earned academic all-conference honors for both football and track.

Joe is the son of Joseph Jones and Shawn-Daria and Daniel Dowd.  He plans to study communications at Northwestern.

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