Pac-12 Basketball: Analyzing top 15 players from 2019 recruiting class

15. Rylan Jones (Utah – PG)

Fairly unheralded from a recruiting standpoint, Jones is a 6’1 point guard who shined at the high school level in Utah. He received offers from both Utah and Utah State, choosing to sign with the Utes this past November. He was Utah’s Gatorade Player of the Year and should bring great things to Salt Lake City, though it certainly helped that his father is on the Utah staff.

He’s small and slightly undersized, but his intelligence and skills make up for it. He has the ability to score in bunches while also getting creative as a ball distributor. His size allows him to move quickly around the court, though it tends to get him in trouble. There’s a lot of upside for a point guard who can score from nearly every spot on the court. Not only is he an intelligent distributor, but he avoids making too many turnovers; though we’ll see how that transitions at the higher level.

Jones joins a young and inexperienced Utes squad and could become a key contributor right away. Utah has been above average in conference play in recent years, but next year could be a struggle with these growing pains. However, Jones should have plenty of opportunities to prove himself. He already ranks as one of the nation’s top young point guards and he’ll get several years to show that off in the Pac-12.