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Name: Velus Jones Jr. (Transfer from Southern California)
College: Tennessee      Number: 1
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-0   Weight: 204
Position:  Pos2: KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2022

40 Low: 4.27
   40 Time: 4.31
  40 High: 4.38

> Projected Round:   Stock:   Projected High: 5th  Low: HPFA


 Data Scout Notes: X-5-7/12GP-52-722-13.88-6TD Rec in 21/Grea KR Value/28.11KR Ave/16.0 PR Value **2021: Co-STPOYC/1stC-AP&RS...2020: NAC...PHornung/Transfer from USC...2019: 2ndC-KR...24-266-11.1-1 rec, 21-483-23.0-0 KR, TT in 12 gms in '18. 5-15-3.0-0 rush, 31-760-24.5-0 KR in 14 gms in '17. Redshirted in '16.

Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 5116
Weight: 204

Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET):
 4.31
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.32
20 Yard (ET): 2.50
20 Yard (HH): 2.46
10 Yard (ET): 1.46
10 Yard (HH): 1.44
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 
Vertical Jump: 33
Broad Jump: 10'01"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 
3-Cone Drill: 
Projected 4.38/-.07/No Full Workout-Choice

Dates: 03/30/22
Hand: 09 7/8  Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 74 3/8

Height: 5116
Weight: 204
40 Yrd Dash: 
20 Yrd Dash: 
10 Yrd Dash: 
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 18
Vertical Jump: 32
Broad Jump: 10'00"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.51
3-Cone Drill: 7.32

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 Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee, Player News


  2021 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): AP & RS Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee,...A dynamic return man as well, Jones leads the SEC in punt return average (16.0) and ranks second in kickoff return average (28.1). His 2,851 career kickoff return yards lead all active FBS players. The redshirt senior was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year by the coaches on Wednesday, as well. Jones has also had a career year on the offensive side of the ball, setting career highs in receptions (52), receiving yards (722) and touchdown catches (six), all of which rank second on the team and top 12 in the SEC. - Tennessee Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
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  2021 SEC CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee,...Jones leads the SEC in punt return average (16.0) and ranks second in kickoff return average (28.1). He leads all active FBS players with 2,851 career kickoff return yards. Jones was named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a kickoff for a touchdown against South Alabama. - SEC Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
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  Velus Jones Jr. and Alontae Taylor will represent Tennessee football at SEC Media Days on Tuesday. The Vols senior wide receiver and cornerback were announced Wednesday as UT's player representatives alongside coach Josh Huepel. SEC Football Media Days will be held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was most recently held in July 2019. Jones elected to return after his first season at UT as a graduate transfer from Southern California. Jones averaged 22.1 yards on 18 kickoff returns and also caught 22 passes for 280 yards and had three carries for 16 yards. Jones became a bigger factor in the offense later in the season. Half of his catches came in two games. He had four catches against Florida on Dec. 5 and caught seven passes against Vanderbilt on Dec. 12. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
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  Tennessee's kickoff returner and second-leading receiver is returning for another season of college ball. Senior Velus Jones Jr. announced Monday via Twitter that he will play another season for the Vols in 2021. Jones will not count against UT's limit of 85 scholarship players, because the NCAA announced in August that players who were seniors in 2020 could return for another season without counting against a team's scholarship limit. In his first season with Tennessee as a graduate transfer from Southern California, Jones averaged 22.1 yards on 18 kickoff returns. He also caught 22 passes for 280 yards and had three carries for 16 yards. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
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  2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee,...A graduate transfer from Southern Cal, Jones was an explosive return specialist for the Trojans and earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors. As a redshirt junior, Jones returned 29 kickoffs for 704 yards and one score in 2019. His yardage ranked 14th in the nation. In his three playing seasons at USC, the Saraland, Alabama, native logged 36 receptions for 347 yards to go along with 1,947 kickoff return yards on a school-record 81 attempts. Heading into 2020, Jones averages 24.0 yards per kickoff return. He finished his USC career second all-time in school history in kickoff return yards, while his 1,947 kickoff returns entering this season make him second among active FBS players and first in the Power 5. - Tennessee Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
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  Wide receiver Velus Jones will join Tennessee as a graduate transfer from Southern California. Jones already had said Jan. 9 on social media that he was going to play for the Volunteers. Tennessee announced Wednesday that Jones was joining its program. Because Jones has already graduated from USC, he'll be eligible to play immediately for Tennessee. "Velus is a dynamic player with the ball in his hands," Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. "He will immediately add veteran leadership to our team and be an impact player as both a receiver and as a return guy." Jones, who is 6 feet and 190 pounds, had 36 career receptions for 347 yards at USC. He also has 81 career kickoff returns and averages 24 yards per attempt. He had six catches for 36 yards as well as 29 kickoff returns for 704 yards this past season. He scored on a 100-yard kickoff return in a season-opening victory over Fresno State. - AP College Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
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  2019 ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RS Velus Jones Jr., R-Jr., USC,...Jones, a wide receiver who is 25th nationally in kickoff returns (24.5) and has a scoring runback this season, is second on USC's career kickoff yardage return list with 1,928 yards on a school record 80 runbacks (a 24.1 average), 213 yards behind recordholder Adoree' Jackson. - USC Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr.Tennessee
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