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Velus Jones Jr.

Running Back, Seattle Seahawks · #33.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Running Back
Number: 33
Born: May 11, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Saraland, AL, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 204 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	4	20	5.0	0	9	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0	0
Last 5 Games	4	20	5.0	0	9	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0	0
Career	28	217	7.8	1	42	13	134	10.3	1	44	4	4

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Thu, Oct 15	@ DEN	L 17-14 OT	4	20	5.0	0	9	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	vs SF	L 32-29	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAC	W 30-23	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ WSH	L 33-31	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ARI	W 31-7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Velus Tyler Phillip Jones Jr. (born May 11, 1997) is an American professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before transferring to the Tennessee Volunteers. Jones was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Velus Jones Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama and lived there until his family moved to Saraland, Alabama when he was eight years old. He attended Saraland High School and was named first team All-State as a junior after catching 51 passes for 1,118 yards and nine touchdowns. Jones repeated as a first team All-State selection as a senior. Jones was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at USC. He later de-committed and then briefly committed to play at Oklahoma before re-committing to play at USC. He is of Dutch descent.

College career

Jones began his college career at USC and redshirted his true freshman season. He served as the Trojans' primary kick returner in his redshirt freshman season and gained 760 yards on 31 returns. As a redshirt sophomore, Jones caught 24 passes for 266 yards with one touchdown, returned 21 kickoffs for 483 yards, and also rushed for a touchdown. He returned 29 kickoffs for 704 yards and one touchdown during his redshirt junior season and was named to the second team All-Pac-12 Conference. After the season, Jones announced his intention to transfer from USC and ultimately committed to play at Tennessee.

Jones joined the Tennessee Volunteers as a graduate transfer, and was eligible to play for the team immediately. In his first season with the team he caught 22 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns and led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with 398 kickoff return yards. Jones decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Tennessee. He finished the 2021 season with 62 receptions for 807 yards and seven touchdowns and was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year after returning 24 kickoffs for 628 yards and one touchdown and 18 punts for 272 yards.