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2006: Played in seven of the 12 games as a sophomore...Caught a pass in each of the first three games of the season...Opened the season with three receptions for 17 yards against Ole Miss...Registered his first catch of the season a six-yard pass from Martin Hankins in the first quarter...Caught back-to-back passes of seven yards and four yards from Hankins in the third quarter...Had one 12-yard reception against Chattanooga...Totaled two catches of seven yards and eight yards versus East Carolina...Held without a reception by Tennessee but tallied a 14-yard catch the next game against UAB...Did not play the following four games...Equaled his season high with three catches against UCF for a total of 12 yards...Was held out of the Houston contest...Did not have a catch in the season finale against UTEP...Ended the year with 10 receptions for 70 yards.
2005: True freshman who saw action in all 12 games in 2005...Named to the 2005 C-USA All-Freshman Team...Added depth to a receiving corps that suffered several losses to personnel during the season...Was one of just three Tiger receivers to total multiple touchdown grabs last season...Ended the year as Memphis' third-leading receiver, hauling in 15 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns...Caught a pass in eight-straight games early in the season...Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Ole Miss...Caught his first career touchdown pass on a 27-yard throw from Will Hudgens in the Chattanooga contest...Had two pass receptions for a total of 26 yards in the Tigers' one-sided win...Had two pass receptions for 26 yards in the Tulsa game...Totaled one catch for six yards in the upset win over UTEP...Was the squad's second-leading receiver with four pass receptions for 29 yards in the loss to UCF... Caught one pass for 12 yards in the Houston win...Grabbed a six-yard pass in the win over East Carolina...Had three receptions for a career-high 35 yards and one touchdown in the UAB contest...Had one pass reception for 14 yards in the Tennessee contest...Held without a pass reception for the first time in eight games by Southern Miss...Sprained his shoulder at practice prior to the Motor City Bowl, but was cleared for the post-season contest...Had a consistent spring, but suffered a knee injury in the 2006 Blue-Gray Game...Sprained his PCL and MCL and spent the summer rehabbing his injury.
Prep: Lettered at wide receiver during the 2003 season for White Station High under Coach Major Wright...Caught 41 passes for 851 yards during the regular season and added 12 receptions for 191 yards in the state playoff games...Finished the 2003 season with 53 receptions for 1,042 yards and 14 touchdowns...Had five pass receptions for 69 yards in the Bolton game in 2003...Caught a 10-yard touchdown pass in the Spartans' win over Hamilton in 2003...Had four punt returns for 83 yards in 2003...Ranked fifth in Shelby-Metro in receiving in 2002 with 42 catches for 668 yards and nine touchdowns...Averaged 15.9 yards per catch in 2002...Was ranked third in Shelby-Metro in receptions per game with an average of 4.2...Tied for first in Region 8-5A in touchdown catches in 2002 with nine...Also tied for first in Region 8-5A in total catches with 42...Was 38th in Shelby-Metro in scoring with 54 points...Was named to the All-Region 8-5A team as a junior...Was third in the region in average receiving yards per game at 66.8 and ranked fifth in scoring and 10th in all-purpose yards per game...As a junior and senior, had 101 receptions for 1,710 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Personal: Maurice Delander Jones Jr., is the son of Maurice and Chandra Jones...Born September 28, 1986, in Nashville, Tenn.
JONES' STATISTICS
Receiving G/S No Yds Avg Tds LG
2005 12/0 15 157 10.5 2 27
2006 7/0 10 70 7.0 0 14
Total 19/0 25 227 9.1 2 27
JONES' CAREER HIGHS
Most Pass Receptions/Game: 4 vs UCF (`05)
Most Yards Receiving/Game: 35 vs UAB (`05)
Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 1 vs Chattanooga (`05), UAB (`05)
Longest Pass Reception/Game: 27 vs Chattanooga (`05)
Game-By-Game Review
Receiving Opponent No Yds Avg Tds LG
9/5/05 Ole Miss 0 0 0.0 0 0
9/17/05 Chattanooga 2 26 13.0 1 27
9/24/05 Tulsa 2 26 13.0 0 20
10/1/05 UTEP 1 6 6.0 0 6
10/8/05 UCF 4 29 7.3 0 11
10/15/05 Houston 1 12 12.0 0 12
10/22/05 East Carolina 1 6 6.0 0 6
11/1/05 UAB 3 35 11.7 1 26
11/12/05 Tennessee 1 17 17.0 0 17
11/19/05 Southern Miss 0 0 0.0 0 0
11/26/05 Marshall 0 0 0.0 0 0
12/26/05 Akron 0 0 0.0 0 0
9/3/06 Ole Miss 3 17 5.7 0 7
9/9/06 Chattanooga 1 12 12.0 0 12
9/16/06 East Carolina 2 15 7.5 0 15
9/30/06 Tennessee 0 0 0.0 0 0
10/7/06 UAB 1 14 14.0 0 14
11/11/06 UCF 3 12 4.0 0 6
11/25/06 UTEP 0 0 0.0 0 0
