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Velus Jones Jr.

Tennessee · Wide Receiver · 2020-21

REC
84
REC YDS
1,087
REC TD
10

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2021, Jones caught 84 passes for 1,087 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Jones was the No. 71 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 20th-highest wide receiver rating at Tennessee since 1990 and No. 122 among all wide receivers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • No. 71 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Velus Jones Jr. season-by-season statistics at Tennessee
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TDRush Yds
202022280316
202162807715
Total841,0871031

Seasons with tracked stats at Tennessee. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Tennessee Teammates

  1. 90Jalin Hyatt2020-22WR
  2. 86Hendon Hooker2021-22QB
  3. 83Dylan Sampson2022-24RB
  4. 77James Pearce Jr.2022-24EDGE
  5. 75Cedric Tillman2018-22WR
  6. 75Jeremy Banks2018-22LB
  7. 74Theo Jackson2017-21S
  8. 74Jermod McCoy2024-25CB
  9. 72Will Brooks2022-24CB
  10. 72Byron Young2021-22EDGE

Full Tennessee all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 97DeVonta SmithAlabama · 2017-20WR
  2. 93Marvin Harrison Jr.Ohio State · 2021-23WR
  3. 91Jeremiah SmithOhio State · 2024-26WR
  4. 90Rome OdunzeWashington · 2020-23WR
  5. 90Garrett WilsonOhio State · 2019-21WR
  6. 90Malik NabersLSU · 2021-23WR
  7. 88Tylan WallaceOklahoma State · 2017-20WR
  8. 88Kaden WetjenIowa · 2022-25WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Velus Jones Jr.) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.