Receiver, Purdue (from Buffalo, Iowa), 2017–22
Charlie Jones
Lettered 2018 at Buffalo; 2020–21 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sixth-year
- Hometown
- Deerfield, IL
- Born
- Oct 29, 1998
Charlie Jones played receiver at Buffalo (2017–18), Iowa (2019–21) and Purdue (2022). The Cincinnati Bengals took Jones in round 4, No. 131 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13catches, career highvs. Michigan, 2022188receiving yards, career highat Syracuse, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana State, 2022Honors
- 2020Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2021Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year
- 2021, 2022First-team All-Big Ten
- 2022National leader in receptions (110)
All-America: Fox Sports 2022
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Buffalo | 15 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Buffalo | 15 | WR | So. | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 15 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 15 | WR | Sr. | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 15 | WR | 5th | ||
| 2022 | Purdue | 15 | WR | 6th | 6′0″ | 188 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Buffalo | 30 | 1.06 | 98th (n=497) | 0.53 | 31.9 | 4% |
| 2020 | Iowa | 2 | 0.70 | – | – | 1.4 | – |
| 2021 | Iowa | 37 | 0.59 | 39th (n=410) | 0.67 | 21.8 | 4% |
| 2022 | Purdue | 135 | 0.79 | 61st (n=683) | 0.71 | 106.0 | 14% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Purdue 13 games, 110 catches, 1,361 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 31–35 | 12 | 153 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 56–0 | 9 | 133 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 29–32 | 11 | 188 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 28–26 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 20–10 | 6 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–29 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 43–37 | 12 | 132 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–35 | 10 | 105 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 3–24 | 11 | 104 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–24 | 4 | 66 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 17–9 | 6 | 46 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 30–16 | 4 | 143 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 22–43 | 13 | 162 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2021 Iowa 14 games, 21 catches, 323 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 34–6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 27–17 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 4 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 30–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 51–14 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 23–20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 7–27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 4 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 17–12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 27–22 | 2 | 106 | 1 | 4 | 77 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 33–23 | – | – | – | 3 | 144 | 7 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–21 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 3–42 | 2 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 17–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 30 | 1 |
2020 Iowa 7 games, 23 returns, 245 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 20–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 20–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 41–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 26–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 28–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
2018 Buffalo 12 games, 18 catches, 395 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–10 | 2 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 36–29 | 3 | 63 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 35–28 | 1 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 42–13 | 1 | 53 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 13–42 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 88 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 34–24 | – | – | – | 4 | 92 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 31–17 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 51–42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 48–14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 17–52 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 47 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 44–14 | 1 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 29–30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 175 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 74″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 34 | 8 | 69 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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