Elijah Jones

When Elijah Jones entered the Transfer Portal at the end of the 2020 college football season, he was looking for a school that could help him achieve his dream of playing in the NFL. The former Kansas Jayhawk landed at Oregon State with the hopes of filling one of the open spots in the defensive backfield’s starting lineup, having a great final season, and embarking on a professional career.

Blue Adams admits the standard he holds his players to is an ever-moving target. “The standard is kind of like a white unicorn, or something like that,” Adams, Oregon State secondary coach, said with a smile Thursday. “It’s imaginary. It’s something that we talk about, we’re gonna work our tails off to get it. We’ll probably never catch it, but it’s fun chasing it.”

Oregon State has been busy this offseason recruiting in the NCAA Transfer Portal, looking to add players that they feel can help make the Beavers better. After an active day on Tuesday, which saw two current Oregon State players enter the portal and South Carolina running back Deshaun Fenwich commit to the Beavs, Wednesday saw another Power 5 player opt to commit to play in Corvallis this upcoming season.

For the second day in a row, the Oregon State football program has landed a high-caliber player out of the transfer portal. Elijah Jones, a starting cornerback for the Kansas Jayhawks in 2020, announced on social media Wednesday that he is transferring to Oregon State for his final season. Jones...

Former Kansas defensive back Elijah Jones has committed to Oregon State football. The transfer announced his decision on Twitter today. E.J. Jones is listed at 6-1, 180 pounds. He committed to The Jayhawks in 2018 after spending time with Ellsworth Community College. Last season for Kansas he started 8 of 9 games for the Jayhawks and recorded 23 tackles. He also recorded six pass breakups (PBUs); which was 2nd on the team for Kansas. Kansas finished last season 0-9. Jones will likely replace Nahson Wright at corner who declared for the NFL draft last week. Jones is a senior and will have just one year of eligibility remaining. The Beavers will keep searching for transfers that can make an immediate impact; but they are off to a great start with their recent additions.