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

Best season
1,361
Receiving yards, 2022 (Purdue, 8–⁠6)
Best game
162 yards
Vs. Michigan, week 14, 2022: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 131
Round 4, 2023 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Michigan, 2022188receiving yards, career highat Syracuse, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana State, 2022

Honors

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

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Buffalo1839521.9353
2021Iowa2132315.4372
2022Purdue1101,36112.41260
Career1492,07914.01872

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Buffalo152890–––
2020Iowa1220222231
2021Iowa256351382850
2022Purdue5780181140
Career461,0241786221

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Buffalo15WRFr.
2018Buffalo15WRSo.
2019Iowa15WRJr.
2020Iowa15WRSr.
2021Iowa15WR5th
2022Purdue15WR6th6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Buffalo301.0698th (n=497)0.5331.94%
2020Iowa20.70––1.4–
2021Iowa370.5939th (n=410)0.6721.84%
2022Purdue1350.7961st (n=683)0.71106.014%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠351215313431
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 56–⁠091333––2
Sep 17atSyracuseL 29–⁠32111881––1
Sep 24vs.Florida AtlanticW 28–⁠2695922353
Oct 1atMinnesotaW 20–⁠106550––1
Oct 8atMarylandW 31–⁠293150––3
Oct 15vs.NebraskaW 43–⁠37121322––2
Oct 22atWisconsinL 24–⁠35101050––2
Nov 5vs.IowaL 3–⁠24111040–––
Nov 12atIllinoisW 31–⁠244661––1
Nov 19vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠96461––1
Nov 26atIndianaW 30–⁠1641431–––
Dec 3vs.MichiganL 22–⁠43131620––1
2021 Iowa 14 games, 21 catches, 323 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠61202573
Sep 11atIowa StateW 27–⁠1723612444
Sep 18vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠7–––1251
Sep 25vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠141902454
Oct 1atMarylandW 51–⁠1434402534
Oct 9vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠203131––2
Oct 16vs.PurdueL 7–⁠2422002562
Oct 30atWisconsinL 7–⁠271902604
Nov 6atNorthwesternW 17–⁠1211202193
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠2221061477–
Nov 20vs.IllinoisW 33–⁠23–––31447
Nov 26atNebraskaW 28–⁠2133101251
Dec 4vs.MichiganL 3–⁠422410––2
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠20–––2301
2020 Iowa 7 games, 23 returns, 245 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠24–––1223
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠21–––––2
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠7–––––5
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠21–––––3
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠20–––––2
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠21–––––4
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠7–––––3
2018 Buffalo 12 games, 18 catches, 395 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Delaware StateW 48–⁠102231–––
Sep 8atTempleW 36–⁠293631–––
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠281270–––
Sep 22atRutgersW 42–⁠131531–––
Sep 29vs.ArmyL 13–⁠422530688–
Oct 6atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠24–––492–
Oct 20atToledoW 31–⁠172570119–
Oct 30vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠42150143–
Nov 6vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠142430–––
Nov 14atOhioL 17–⁠522160347–
Nov 23atBowling GreenW 44–⁠141470–––
Nov 30vs.Northern IllinoisL 29–⁠30180–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11⅜″
Weight175 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9″
Wingspan74″W
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Cincinnati Bengals117640
2024Cincinnati Bengals7150
2025Cincinnati Bengals14000
2026 (so far)New York Giants2000
NFL career348690

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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