2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | WR

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Player Bio: Velus Jones attended Saraland High School located in Saraland, AL. 
Jones caught 48 passes for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns, 172 rushing yards, two touchdowns, and two return touchdowns. He earned all-state and all-region as a junior after collecting 51 receptions for 1,118 yards for nine touchdowns. He garnered the 2015 Prep Star All-Southeast Region, USA Today All-Alabama First Team, AL.com Super All-State first team, Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State Class 6A First Team, and All-Coastal Alabama First Team. He attended USC before transferring to the University of Tennessee.
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ACCOLADES
2022 NFL Combine Participant
2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2021 SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year
2021 AP All-SEC First Team 
2021 Coache sAll-SEC First Team
2021 Phil Steele All-SEC First Team
2020 Phil Steele All-SEC Fourth Team 
2019 All-Pac-12 Second Team
2018 PFF All-Pac-12 Second Team
2017 CFN All-Pac-12 First Team
2017 Athlon All-Pac-12 Second Team 
2017 Phil Steele All-Pac 12 Second Team

VELUS JONES JR
WIDE RECEIVER
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
SARALAND, AL                  |           SENIOR (RS) 
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DRAFT YR:  2022              COMBINE INVITE: 

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
 6' 0"                204 lbs            30 ⅞"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9 ¾"                        4.45                        5.93

SCHOOL:  TENNESSEE                                 |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
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COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.31         |              DNP              |               33”              |             121”          |             DNP             |              DNP                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.43         |              23                  |            37 1/2”          |            126”          |             6.99             |              4.50

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Strengths

• He is a dynamic and swiss army knife-style receiver equipped with blazing speed, power, and a physical frame.
• He is an explosive receiver with excellent elite speed, shiftiness, and power.
• He will beat press coverages off the line of scrimmage
• A good route technician who uses his speed cuts, not losing balance.
• He is dangerous in the open field with the ball and will navigate through traffic.
• He uses his solid frame to run through arm tackles and has a great knack to lower his body to push forward for extra yardage.
• He offers a lot as a run blocker and in the screen game.
• He has excellent soft hands that generally catch every ball thrown to him.
• He tracks the ball well in the air and has the flexibility to make some of the most challenging catches.
• Double down as a dangerous kick and punt returner that will keep the crowd on the edge of their seat.

​Weaknesses: 

• He is one of the oldest receivers in the draft after spending six years at the college level turning 25 years of age.
• He only played as a slot receiver and will offer a little as an outside receiver.
• He does not poise as a cerebral player as he will get confused against coverages. 
• He generally uses the same combo step or stutters off the line of scrimmage to develop separation.
• He runs a limited route tree and will need to revamp his arsenal of routes.
• NFL defenses can take him out of the game by press coverage and single side safety up top or cover two to eliminate his deep threat speed.
  

Draft Projection: 3rd Round - 5th Round

NFL Comparison:  Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers)

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