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Dre'mont Jones is an American football defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is from Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) located in Cleveland's Ohio City, Cleveland neighborhood.

High School career
Dre'mont Jones graduated from Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) in 2015. Although he only played two years of high school football, he was widely recruited among many NCAA Division I Football teams. He was a four star recruit, ranked #7 in the state of Ohio and #170 in the nation. On June 18th, 2014 he commit to Ohio State University to continue his football career.

College career
For his first year of eligibility, Dre'Mont Jones decided to red-shirt his freshman season. The first season he played, his red-shirt freshman season, was phenomenal. Dre'Mont joined Dan Wilkinson and Luke Fickell as the only freshmen defensive linemen to start 10 or more games in a season. By the end of the season, Dre'Mont racked up 51 total tackles, including 4 tackles for a loss.

Dre'Mont slightly regressed after a strong freshman season, but still put up strong numbers. He finished the season with 20 total tackles, including 5 tackles for a loss and one sack. After his sophomore season, there was speculation that Jones would declare for the 2018 NFL Draft, with draft analyst Mel Kiper listing him as the 8th best draft-eligible defensive tackle. Despite this speculation, Jones decided to return to school for his Junior season.

Halfway through his junior season, Dre'Mont is putting up strong numbers once again. Projected first round pick Nick Bosa went down with an injury against TCU on September 15th, leading to Dre'Mont taking on a larger roll on the defensive line. Through seven games, Jones has racked up 21 total tackles, along with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. He also has one interception and one forced fumble. This type of production has CBS Sports predicting Dre'Mont as a first round pick in their latest mock draft.