Prior to playing collegiately at Michigan State University , Jones was a four-year letter winner in soccer at East Lansing High School . During his junior and senior seasons he led the trojans to a combined 50-4 record en route to winning back-to-back State Championships . Throughout the seven game playoff run his senior season , Jones netted 9 goals and tailed 12 assists which included the game tying assist and game winning overtime goal in the 2014 State Championship against Cranbrook Schools Jones was named both the Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Soccer for the state of Michigan in his senior year while attending East Lansing High School Jones played for four seasons at Michigan State , and was captain of the Spartans team that reached the semifinals of the 2018 College Cup . He was named to the second team in the Big Ten Conference , alongside future Revolution teammate Justin Rennicks , and started all 23 of their games in 2018 , tallying 5 goals and 5 assists . He scored 7 goals and had 6 assists the season prior , as a junior , and was named to the second team in the Big Ten that season as well . Jones performed well at the MLS Combine ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft , placing first in the combine 's speed and agility tests , and third in the vertical jump . After scoring a goal in a scrimmage that day , his draft stock rose from being picked late in the first round , to as high as sixth overall on multiple mock drafts
2018 College Cup
2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
DeJuan Jones