Marvin Jones (wide receiver)

Marvin Jones
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Jones with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013
No. 11 – Detroit Lions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-12) March 12, 1990
Long Beach, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Rancho Cucamonga (CA) Etiwanda
College: California
NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 266
Receiving yards: 4,001
Receiving touchdowns: 31
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Marvin Lewis Jones Jr.[1] (born March 12, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.

High school career

Jones attended Etiwanda High School, in Rancho Cucamonga, California, from 2004 to 2008.[2] As a senior, he had 81 receptions for 1,040 yards and 10 touchdowns, leading the Eagles to a share of the Baseline League championship. He is Etiwanda's all-time leading receiver and was a Super Prep magazine All-American.[3]

College career

Jones attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2008 to 2011. As a senior, he caught 62 passes for 846 yards and three touchdowns for the 7-6 Bears and he was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12.[3] In his career, Jones started 38 of 43 games, recording 156 receptions for 2,270 yards and 13 touchdowns.[4]

Statistics

Receiving
YearTeamGamesRecYdsAvgTDs
2008Cal 5188.00
2009Cal 134365114.06
2010Cal 125076512.64
2011Cal 136284616.93
Total431562,27014.513

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 33 1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.46 s 1.51 s 2.58 s 4.11 s 6.81 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[5][6]

Cincinnati Bengals

Jones was drafted in the fifth round, 166th overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2012 NFL Draft. He saw a limited role in the Bengals offense during his rookie season, starting in five of 11 games and catching 18 passes.

In the 2013 season, he had a breakout performance in the team's 49-9 win over the New York Jets in Week 8, catching eight passes for 122 yards and a franchise record four touchdowns.[7] He finished the year with 51 receptions for 712 yards and 10 touchdowns, along with 65 rushing yards. In the 2013 season, his receiving yards and touchdown catches both ranked second on the team. In the Bengals 27-10 playoff loss against the San Diego Chargers, Jones set a franchise playoff record with 130 receiving yards on eight catches.[8][9]

Ankle and foot injuries kept Jones out of action for the entire 2014 season. He was due to return to the lineup in Week 5, but he re-injured his ankle in practice the week before and, on October 14, he was placed on Injured Reserve, ending his season.

After missing all of the 2014 season, Jones returned in 2015 and caught 65 passes for 816 yards and four touchdowns. His first score since returning came in week two in a 24-19 victory over the San Diego Chargers, the last team he had played in a meaningful game against (2013-14 playoffs). Four weeks later, Jones set a season-high mark with nine receptions and 95 yards to go along with a touchdown in the Bengals' 34-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.[10]

Jones was held under 40 yards in each of the Bengals' last three games, all without original starting quarterback Andy Dalton. With AJ McCarron under center, Jones recorded four receptions for 32 yards in Cincinnati's 18–16 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11]

Detroit Lions

On March 11, 2016, the Detroit Lions signed Jones to a five-year, $40 million contract.[12][13]

On September 18, 2017, against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, Jones recorded his first touchdown of the season, a 27-yard reception from Matthew Stafford, in the first quarter.[14]

Career statistics

Receiving Stats

YearTeamGamesRecTgtYdsAvgLngTDsFDFumFumL
2012CIN 11183220111.22311100
2013CIN 16518071214.045103600
2015CIN 166510381612.64743300
2016DET 155510393016.97344100
2017DET 16611071,10118.05894400
Total742504253,76014.5732816500

[15]

Personal life

Jones is married to Jazmyn Jones.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Detroit Lions: Marvin Jones Jr". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Marvin Jones #82 WR". NFL. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Fontana's Marvin Jones is playing for NFL's Cincinnati Bengals". Fontana Herald News.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  5. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Marvin Jones". nfl.com.
  6. ↑ "Marvin Jones - California, WR : 2012 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". nfldraftscout.com.
  7. ↑ "New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals - October 27th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Wild Card - San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals - January 5th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills - October 18th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Wild Card - Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals - January 9th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  12. ↑ "Lions sign unrestricted free agent WR Marvin Jones". Detroit Lions. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ Patra, Kevin (March 10, 2016). "Marvin Jones to sign 5-year, $40 million deal with Lions". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Detroit Lions at New York Giants - September 18th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Marvin Jones Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Marvin Jones' wife Jazmyn Jones". playerwives.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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