30 Facts About Zay Jones

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Isaiah Avery "Zay" Jones was born on March 30,1995 and is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.

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Zay Jones has two brothers, Cayleb and Levi, and his uncle is Jeff Blake.

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Zay Jones committed to East Carolina University to play college football.

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Zay Jones played in 13 games and made eight starts as a true freshman at East Carolina in 2013.

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Zay Jones finished second on the team with 62 receptions for 604 yards and five touchdowns.

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Subsequently, Zay Jones became the NCAA Division I football all-time single season leader in receptions with 158 for the 2016 season, breaking the previous record of 155 set by wide receiver Freddie Barnes of Bowling Green in 2009.

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Additionally, Zay 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 and future NFL receiver Justin Hardy.

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Zay Jones was named as one of three finalists for the 2016 Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the nation's best receiver in college football.

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Zay Jones received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and had practiced well during the week leading up to the game.

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Zay Jones attended the NFL Combine and completed all the combine and positional drills.

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Zay Jones participated at East Carolina's Pro Day, but opted to only run positional drills for team representatives and scouts.

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The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected Zay Jones to be selected in the second round.

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In 15 games of his rookie year in 2017, Zay Jones finished with 316 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

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Zay Jones missed much of OTA's during the 2018 offseason due to another injury stemming from an offseason incident and started training camp on the non-football injury list.

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Zay Jones showed improvement early in the season as his catch percentage rose significantly from his rookie season despite a low-volume passing offense.

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Zay Jones caught a 57-yard pass from rookie quarterback Josh Allen in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers that was his new personal record for his longest reception.

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Zay Jones recorded his first touchdown of the season against the Houston Texans, a 16-yard pass from Nathan Peterman, that briefly gave the Bills the lead.

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Zay Jones caught 56 receptions for 652 yards and seven touchdowns.

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On October 7,2019, Zay Jones was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round pick.

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Zay Jones finished with 27 receptions for 216 receiving yards.

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Zay Jones was fined by the NFL on October 5,2020, for attending a maskless charity event hosted by teammate Darren Waller during the COVID-19 pandemic in violation of the NFL's COVID-19 protocols for the 2020 season.

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Zay Jones appeared in 16 games, of which he started two, in the 2020 season.

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Zay Jones finished with 14 receptions for 154 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

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On March 19,2021, Zay Jones re-signed with the Raiders on a one-year contract.

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Zay Jones played in all 17 games, of which he started nine.

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Zay Jones finished with 47 receptions for 546 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

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On March 16,2022, Zay Jones signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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On March 21,2018, Zay Jones was arrested in Los Angeles for suspicion of felony vandalism.

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Zay Jones was involved in an altercation with his older brother, NFL player Cayleb Zay Jones, on the 30th floor of an apartment building.

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Zay Jones allegedly smashed a window, resulting in cuts on his foot and blood all along the walls, and tried to jump out the 30th floor window, but Cayleb and police prevented it.