Missouri football's Johnnie 'DJ' Jones recovering after successful heart transplant, coach says

Missouri Tigers freshman offensive lineman Johnnie “DJ” Jones is recovering well after a successful heart transplant surgery. The need for the transplant was discovered during freshman intake testing, leading to hospitalization at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Coach Eli Drinkwitz expressed gratitude to the medical team and the donor family for their role in Jones’s recovery.

• Johnnie “DJ” Jones, a freshman offensive lineman for the Missouri Tigers, has undergone a heart transplant.
• Coach Eli Drinkwitz announced that the surgery was successful and Jones is recovering.
• The problem with Jones’s heart was initially detected during freshman intake testing over the summer.
• Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, diagnosed a serious heart condition requiring a transplant.
• Jones, an 18-year-old graduate of Venice High School, was a four-star recruit.