T.J. Jones in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Matt Velazquez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Notre Dame, 2010–⁠13

T.J. Jones

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Roswell, GA
Born
Jul 19, 1992, in Winnipeg

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T.J. Jones played receiver at Notre Dame (2010–⁠13). The Detroit Lions took Jones in round 6, No. 189 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,108
Receiving yards, 2013 (Notre Dame, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 189
Round 6, 2014 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Michigan, 2013149receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010*Notre Dame2330613.3353
2011*Notre Dame383669.6326
2012*Notre Dame5064913.0434
2013*Notre Dame701,10815.8980
Career1812,42913.41980

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2013*Notre Dame141060

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Notre Dame7WR
2011Notre Dame7WR
2012Notre Dame7WR
2013Notre Dame7WR5′11″

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
2013Notre Dame661.3899th (n=341)0.8190.88%

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

2013 Notre Dame 13 games, 70 catches, 1,108 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.TempleW 28–⁠66138051–
Sep 7atMichiganL 30–⁠41994123–
Sep 14atPurdueW 31–⁠24457027–
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateW 17–⁠13215113–
Sep 28vs.OklahomaL 21–⁠35442114–
Oct 5vs.Arizona StateW 37–⁠348135137–
Oct 19vs.USCW 14–⁠10446126–
Oct 26atAir ForceW 45–⁠1071041307
Nov 2vs.NavyW 38–⁠344111145–
Nov 9atPittsburghL 21–⁠28614918041
Nov 23vs.BYUW 23–⁠135950323
Nov 30atStanfordL 20–⁠27656120–
Dec 28 ✦vs.RutgersW 29–⁠1656602216
2012 Notre Dame 13 games, 50 catches, 649 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.NavyW 50–⁠10224013–
Sep 8vs.PurdueW 20–⁠173201118
Sep 15atMichigan StateW 20–⁠3459021–
Sep 22vs.MichiganW 13–⁠6235024–
Oct 6vs.MiamiW 41–⁠3445016–
Oct 13vs.StanfordW 20–⁠13452120–
Oct 20vs.BYUW 17–⁠14240031–
Oct 27atOklahomaW 30–⁠13555018–
Nov 3vs.PittsburghW 29–⁠26553117–
Nov 10atBoston CollegeW 21–⁠6339020–
Nov 17vs.Wake ForestW 38–⁠0697134–
Nov 24atUSCW 22–⁠13340020–
Jan 7 ✦vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠42790031–
2011 Notre Dame 13 games, 38 catches, 366 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠23658023–
Sep 10atMichiganL 31–⁠35328115–
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠13340126–
Sep 24atPittsburghW 15–⁠12331014–
Oct 1atPurdueW 38–⁠10549116–
Oct 8vs.Air ForceW 59–⁠33123023–
Oct 22vs.USCL 17–⁠31223016–
Oct 29vs.NavyW 56–⁠14328013–
Nov 5atWake ForestW 24–⁠1731608–
Nov 12vs.MarylandW 45–⁠21219013–
Nov 19vs.Boston CollegeW 16–⁠14542018–
Nov 26atStanfordL 14–⁠281202–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠181707–
2010 Notre Dame 10 games, 23 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.PurdueW 23–⁠12341121–
Sep 11vs.MichiganL 24–⁠28373153–
Sep 18atMichigan StateL 31–⁠3421007–
Sep 25vs.StanfordL 14–⁠37121021–
Oct 2atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠13114014–
Oct 9vs.PittsburghW 23–⁠17137037–
Oct 16vs.Western MichiganW 44–⁠201707–
Oct 23vs.NavyL 17–⁠35553117–
Oct 30vs.TulsaL 27–⁠2853109–
Dec 31 ✦vs.MiamiW 33–⁠17119019–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 13–⁠23).

DrillCombine 2014
Height5′11⅝″
Weight188 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill6.82 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 41 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2015Detroit Lions10101321
2016Detroit Lions35930
2017Detroit Lions13303991
2018Detroit Lions12191902
2019New York Giants33381
NFL career41678525

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.

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