One of the Bay Area’s best football players got the chance to showcase his talents to the rest of the nation. On Saturday, San Ramon Valley star Marco Jones got the opportunity that some prep athletes only dream of, earning an invite to play for the West Squad in the 2025 All-American Bowl .
Being among the many athletes from California selected to participate, Jones is one of two players from the San Francisco Bay Area to earn an invite, with the other being defensive back Jadyn Hudson out of Pittsburg High School. Jones, who put together a career at San Ramon Valley that saw him field dozens of Division I offers before signing with Texas A&M, earned the Navy All-American Bowl Defensive Player of the Year award at the award ceremony on the night before playing in the game.
In addition to his offer from Texas A&M, Jones received a total of 31 offers, with almost every single one coming from a Power Four/Five program. Among those that offered Jones were USC, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Miami. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, among others. Committing to the Aggies’ program in July before officially signing his letter of intent in December, Jones will play football and baseball when he arrives in College Station…