Receiver, Alabama, 2008–10
Julio Jones
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Foley, AL
- Born
- Feb 8, 1989, in Foley, Alabama
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Julio Jones played receiver at Alabama (2008–10). He led the 2009 national champions in receiving. The Atlanta Falcons took Jones in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career highat Tennessee, 2010221receiving yards, career highat Tennessee, 20102receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia State, 2010Honors
- 2008Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2008SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2008, 2009Second-team All-SEC
- 2009Led the national champions in receiving
- 2010First-team All-SEC
Team titles: National champions, 2009; SEC champions, 2009
All-America: AP second team 2010; Scout.com second team 2010
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Punt returns | Kick returns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 58 | 924 | 15.9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 43 | 596 | 13.9 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 2 | 78 | 1,133 | 14.5 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 40 | 10 | 139 | 2 | 179 | 2,653 | 15 | 12 | 130 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 0 | ||||
From the college statistics table in Jones’s Wikipedia article (Julio Jones, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2010 Alabama 13 games, 78 catches, 1,133 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. San José State | W 48–3 | 6 | 93 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Penn State | W 24–3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 18 | at Duke | W 62–13 | 5 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | at Arkansas | W 24–20 | 5 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Florida | W 31–6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at South Carolina | L 21–35 | 8 | 118 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | W 23–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at Tennessee | W 41–10 | 12 | 221 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at LSU | L 21–24 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. Mississippi State | W 30–10 | 3 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia State | W 63–7 | 7 | 86 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. Auburn | L 27–28 | 10 | 199 | 1 | 3 | 62 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 3 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
2009 Alabama 13 games, 43 catches, 596 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 34–24 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Florida International | W 40–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.Arkansas | W 35–7 | 2 | 65 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at Kentucky | W 38–20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | atOle Miss | W 22–3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs.South Carolina | W 20–6 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Tennessee | W 12–10 | 7 | 54 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.LSU | W 24–15 | 4 | 102 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | atMississippi State | W 31–3 | 4 | 66 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–0 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | atAuburn | W 26–21 | 9 | 83 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Florida | W 32–13 | 2 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Texas | W 37–21 | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
2008 Alabama 14 games, 58 catches, 924 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Clemson | W 34–10 | 4 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Tulane | W 20–6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 41–7 | 5 | 66 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 20 | atArkansas | W 49–14 | 1 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Georgia | W 41–30 | 5 | 94 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs.Kentucky | W 17–14 | 3 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Ole Miss | W 24–20 | 3 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | atTennessee | W 29–9 | 6 | 103 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–0 | 5 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | atLSU | W 27–21 | 7 | 128 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs.Mississippi State | W 32–7 | 3 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs.Auburn | W 36–0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs.Florida | L 20–31 | 5 | 124 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 17–31 | 7 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 81¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′3″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.66 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
13 seasons, 163 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 7 (2012, 2014–19) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2015–16) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2017–19)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2015–16; AP second team 2017–19; Pro Football Writers first team 2015–16, 2018–19; Sporting News first team 2014–17.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 54 | 959 | 8 |
| 2012 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 79 | 1,198 | 10 |
| 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 41 | 580 | 2 |
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 104 | 1,593 | 6 |
| 2015 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 136 | 1,871 | 8 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 83 | 1,409 | 6 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 88 | 1,444 | 3 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 113 | 1,677 | 8 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 99 | 1,394 | 6 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 51 | 771 | 3 |
| 2021 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 31 | 434 | 1 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 24 | 299 | 2 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 11 | 74 | 3 |
| NFL career | 163 | 914 | 13,703 | 66 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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