Arthur Jones IV will spend plenty of this fall around Syracuse football, and the Orange are making sure the 2028 four-star defensive lineman keeps seeing the Dome up close.
Jones was expected at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday for Syracuse’s 2026 season opener against New Hampshire, and he laid out an ambitious game-day visit slate in a recent Instagram post. In all, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound standout at Christian Brothers Academy plans four Syracuse visits this season, with trips also lined up for Saturday, Oct. 17 against Louisville, Saturday, Nov. 7 against Clemson and Saturday, Nov. 28 against No. 4 Notre Dame.
He also set game-day visits to Virginia Tech, Ole Miss, Nebraska and Penn State.
“Excited to be back in the dome again this week to go see Cuse VS New Hampshire @CoachJHawkins @FranBrownCuse @CoachMowil @vkehres #GoCuse 🍊”
Jones is a major target for Syracuse, and the connection runs deep. He is the son of former Orange standout defensive end Arthur Jones III, who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens and sadly passed away in October 2025. Syracuse offered Jones a scholarship in June 2025 under head coach Fran Brown.
The interest goes both ways. Jones has more than 20 scholarship offers, including from Boston College, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, among others.
At Christian Brothers Academy, one of New York state’s top football programs, Jones has already been part of a winning machine. CBA played Iona Preparatory School from New Rochelle, N.Y., this past Thursday in the 2026 season opener at the Dome, and the game snapped the Christian Brothers Academy's 41-contest winning streak. As a sophomore in 2025, when CBA went 13-0 overall and was ranked No. 3 in New York by MaxPreps, Jones finished with 65 total tackles and three forced fumbles.
Recruiting services currently slot Jones at No. 223 overall, No. 23 among defensive linemen and No. 2 in New York in the industry-generated Rivals Industry Ranking. Another service has him at No. 283 nationally, No. 31 at defensive lineman and No. 2 in New York.
Syracuse’s 2028 class is still in its early stages. Brown and his staff have one verbal commit so far, and it comes from four-star offensive tackle Omari Lawson, a top-125 national prospect out of Zarephath Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. Lawson, who is 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, plans to take multiple game-day visits to Syracuse football this fall.
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