Marvin Jones (American football player, 1990)

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Marvin Jones (American football player, 1990)
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Marvin Jones (2019)
Detroit Lions - No. 11
Wide receiver
Date of birth: March 12, 1990
Place of birth: Los Angeles , California
Height: 1.88 m Weight: 90 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career
College : California
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
  • No significant events
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Captured passports     347
Yards     5,047
Touchdowns     42
Yards per catch     14.5
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Marvin Lewis Jones Jr. (* 12. March 1990 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He played at college for the University of California, Berkeley and was selected in the 2012 NFL Draft in the 5th round in 166th place overall by the Cincinnati Bengals . He currently plays for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Jones grew up in Fontana , California . He attended Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga and also played there as a wide receiver .

college

From 2008 to 2011 Jones attended the University of California, Berkeley , where he played for the California Golden Bears in the Pacific-12 Conference .

Receiving statistics

year team Games Rec Yards Avg TD
2008 CAL 5 1 8th 8.0 0
2009 CAL 13 43 651 15.1 6th
2010 CAL 12 50 765 15.3 4th
2011 CAL 13 62 846 13.6 3
total 43 156 2,270 14.6 13

NFL

Jones was selected in the NFL Draft 2012 in the 5th round in 166th place overall by the Cincinnati Bengals .

Cincinnati Bengals

Jones with the Bengals (2012)

Jones played sporadically in his rookie season 2012 , he was used in his second season 2013 in every game and came to a total of 712 captured yards and 10 captured touchdowns .

Prior to the 2014 season, Jones injured his right ankle , spent the entire season on the injured reserve list, and could not play a single game.

After the 2015 season , he was released into the Free Agency by the Bengals .

Detroit Lions

On March 9, 2016 Jones signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Lions with a salary of 40 million US dollars . The commitment was made public by the Lions one day after the announced retirement of their star-wide receiver Calvin Johnson .

In the 2016 season he only missed one game due to a thigh problem and was the starting player in all other games.

Career statistics

season team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2012 Cincinnati Bengals 11 5 18th 201 11.2 23 1 3 47 15.7 37 0 0 0
2013 Cincinnati Bengals 16 3 51 712 14.0 45 10 8th 65 8.1 34 0 0 0
2014 Cincinnati Bengals 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2015 Cincinnati Bengals 16 13 65 816 12.6 47 4th 5 33 6.6 30th 0 0 0
2016 Detroit Lions 15th 15th 55 930 16.9 73T 4th 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
2017 Detroit Lions 16 16 61 1.101 18.0 58 9 - - - - - 0 0
2018 Detroit Lions 9 9 35 508 14.5 39T 5 - - - - - 0 0
2019 Detroit Lions 13 11 62 779 12.6 47 9 2 0 0.0 4th 0 0 0
total 96 72 347 5,047 14.5 73 42 19th 148 7.8 37 0 0 0
Source: NFL.com

Personal

Marvin Jones is the father of two sons and managed in 2011 at his university the Bachelor Accounts in course studies African American . Marvin Jones' father, Marvin Jones Sr., was a professional wrestler at California State University, Bakersfield .

Web links

Commons : Marvin Jones  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c College player profile on calbears.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017
  2. ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Marvin Jones mad about being drafted in the fifth round. In: cincyjungle.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017 : " Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones spoke with the Cincinnati Enquirer this week and revealed the frustration that he felt being drafted in the fifth round. "
  4. ^ Marvin Jones (ankle) goes on IR. In: ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (English): “ Bengals receiver Marvin Jones was placed on the team's season-ending injured reserve Tuesday after a foot specialist examined his right ankle in North Carolina earlier in the day. "
  5. ↑ Bengals WR Marvin Jones excited to test free agency. In: nfl.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (English): " Cincinnati Bengals wideout Marvin Jones is eager to test free agency, realizing he could be the belle of the ball in a soft wide-receiver market. "
  6. ^ Detroit Lions land free agent WR Marvin Jones. In: Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (English): " One day after Calvin Johnson announced his retirement, the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with the best receiver available in free agency. "
  7. ↑ Detroit Lions receiver Marvin Jones inactive vs. Saints. In: Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 25, 2017 : “ The Detroit Lions won't have their leading receiver for today's game against the New Orleans Saints. Marvin Jones went through an elaborate stretch with strength coach Harold Nash about two hours before kickoff and ran routes with his fellow receivers during pregame warm-ups, but the Lions made a late decision to keep Jones inactive today. "
  8. ↑ Career statistics on nfl.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Marvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones Jr., Marvin Lewis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States