UW Offers Football and Basketball Scholarship to SoCal Prodigy

The Huskies haven't had a two-sport athlete in their two biggest sportis offerings since 2002, when Nate Robinson was a freshman who started at cornerback for the football team and at guard for the basketball team in the same school year. He never went back to football while becoming an NBA first-round draft pick.

Before that, the late Reggie Rogers doubled up and played the 1984 and 1985 seasons as both a starting UW defensive tackle and reserve power forward. In 1986, he played football only and became an All-America selection and a first-round NFL draft pick.

Now comes this young Caden Jones, who according to his UW offer posting, appears to be shooting guard and tight end candidates.

As a ninth-grader for Crean Lutheran, he played in 19 varsity basketball games and averaged just 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds, according to Max Preps. However, his recent video posts ifrom summer league ball show an extremely polished player with a smooth jump shot.

Jones split time on the football field between the varsity and freshman teams, and was used as a passer, rusher and receiver.

For the Crean Lutheran frosh team, he completed 68 of 82 passes for 1,098 yards and 18 touchdowns. On the varsity, he appeared in four games and connected on 34 of 53 attempts for 343 yards and 4 scores, starting once for the 8-4 Saints.

Besides taking unofficial visits to many of the major college football powerhouses so far, and posing for photos with coaches such as Georgia's Kirby Smart, Jones has been making the camp rounds. In April, he even took part in an Under Armor Next football camp in Lakewood, Washington.

In Georgia, Jones demonstrated why so many FBS programs are interested in him so early in his career. He ran a personal-best 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash.