Position Wide receiver Major Communication Weight 84 kg | Class Senior Height 1.85 m Siblings Cayleb Jones | |
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College East Carolina (2013–2016) Bowl games 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
2015 Birmingham Bowl Date of birth (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 22) High school Stephen F. Austin High School Parents Robert Jones, Maneesha Jones Similar Cayleb Jones, Justin Hardy, Robert Jones, Shane Carden, Philip Nelson Profiles | ||
Isaiah Avery "Zay" Jones (born March 30, 1995) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at East Carolina. Jones is the all-time NCAA Division 1 career receptions leader with 399 as well as the all-time NCAA Division 1 single season receptions leader with 158.
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Early years
Jones attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas. He committed to East Carolina University to play college football.
College career
Jones played in 13 games and made eight starts as a true freshman at East Carolina in 2013. He finished second on the team with 62 receptions for 604 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore, he had 81 receptions for 830 yards and five touchdowns. As a junior, he recorded 98 receptions for 1,099 yards and five touchdowns. During his senior season in 2016, he set a school record for receptions in a game with 22, breaking the previous record of 17 held by Justin Hardy and then went on to break the school record for receptions in a season, also held by Hardy, nine games into the season. Subsequently, Jones became the NCAA Division I football all-time single season leader in receptions with 158 for the 2016 season, breaking the record of 155 set by Freddie Barnes of Bowling Green in 2009. Additionally, Jones became the NCAA Division I football career leader in receptions with 399, breaking the all-time NCAA record of 387 held by his former ECU Pirate teammate Justin Hardy. Jones was also named as one of three finalists for the 2016 Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the nations best receiver in college football.
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Personal
His father, Robert Jones, also played at East Carolina and in the NFL and his brother, Cayleb Jones, played college football at Arizona. His uncle Jeff Blake also played at East Carolina as well as the NFL.
