Julio Jones
 Julio Jones (2018) |
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| Atlanta Falcons - No. 11 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: February 8, 1989 | |
| Place of birth: Foley , Alabama | |
| Height: 1.91 m | Weight: 100 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2011 for the Atlanta Falcons | |
| Career | |
| College : Alabama | |
| NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Pass catches | 797 |
| Yards | 12,125 |
| Touchdowns | 57 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Quintorris Lopez "Julio" Jones (born February 8, 1989 in Foley , Alabama ) is an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Atlanta Falcons as a wide receiver and has been elected to the Pro Bowl seven times .
college
Julio Jones was born on February 8, 1989 in Foley, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama and played for their team, the Crimson Tide , for three years very successfully college football , scoring a total of 17 touchdowns . Marcell Dareus and Mark Ingram junior were among his teammates .
NFL
Jones was the first round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2011 NFL Draft . To get the 6th pick and sign it, the Falcons exchanged the 26th, 59th and 124th pick as well as the first and fourth round pick next season to the Cleveland Browns . Jones thanked his team with consistently good performances. In his rookie season , he caught 959 yards and scored 8 touchdowns. In 2012, he had 1,198 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 2013, after only five games, he was out the rest of the season due to an injury. In 2014, he set a team record with 1,593 yards caught. In the game against the Green Bay Packers on December 8, 2014, he achieved his own personal best with a pass catch over 259 yards.
On 29 August 2015 he signed with the Falcons a new five-year contract for 71 million dollars , with $ 41 million guaranteed.
On October 2, 2016, he reached 300 yards after receiving passes in the game against the Carolina Panthers . After the season he reached the Super Bowl LI with the Falcons , which was lost 28:34 against the New England Patriots . In that game he caught four passes for 87 yards.
On November 26, 2017, he scored 253 yards with 13 catches in the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , making him the only active player to have played 3 games with more than 250 yards after receiving a pass. After this season he was nominated for the fifth time for the Pro Bowl .
In the 2018 season , in week 10 against the Cleveland Browns , he reached the 10,000-yard mark with 104 league games, the fastest in NFL history. His performances in the season led him to his sixth Pro Bowl participation. No other player has gained more space from trapped passes this season than Julio Jones (1,677).
Immediately before the Falcons kicked off the 2019 regular season , Jones and his franchise agreed on a new three-year contract worth $ 66 million with a signing bonus of $ 64 million, making him the best-paid wide receiver in the league.
Receiving statistics
| year | team | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | Fmb | Fmb lst |
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| 2011 | ATL | 54 | 959 | 17.8 | 80T | 8th | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | ATL | 79 | 1,198 | 15.2 | 80T | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 41 | 580 | 14.1 | 81T | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | ATL | 104 | 1,593 | 15.3 | 79 | 6th | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | ATL | 136 | 1,871 | 13.8 | 70T | 8th | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | ATL | 83 | 1,409 | 17.0 | 75T | 6th | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 88 | 1,444 | 16.4 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | 113 | 1,677 | 14.8 | 58 | 8th | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | ATL | 99 | 1,394 | 14.1 | 54 | 6th | 1 | 0 |
| total | 713 | 12,125 | 15.2 | 81 | 57 | 11 | 6th | |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julio Jones - Atlanta Falcons - 2017 Player Profile. Rotoworld.com, accessed on February 14, 2017 (English): "Age / DOB: (28) / 2/8/1989"
- ↑ Julio Jones. # 11, WR, Atlanta. Yahoo! Sports, accessed on February 14, 2017 (English): "Born: February 8, 1989"
- ↑ Julio Jones. The Football Database, accessed February 14, 2017 : "Birthdate: February 8, 1989"
- ↑ Statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed on May 9, 2015
- ^ Report on nfl.com, accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Jones and Falcons agree on fife year contract extension (English) ESPN.com, accessed September 15, 2015
- ^ Jones and Falcons agree on fife year contract extension atlantafalcons.com, accessed November 27, 2017
- ↑ seasonal statistics. pfr.com, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ While Brown goes nuts: Jones wins record deal. kicker.de, September 7, 2019, accessed on September 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Career statistics on nfl.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jones, Julio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Quintorris Lopez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Foley , Alabama , United States |