Player Bio: Gerald Jones University of Tennessee Athletics

Gerald Jones

	Weight: 190
	Position: WR

Career Statistics

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Honors

2009

Games/Starts: 12/8
Dynamic playmaker led Vols in both receptions (46) and receiving yards (680)
Overcame preseason injury that limited him to just three receptions during first four games
Then tallied seven catches for 75 yards against Auburn, followed by five-catch, 105-yard outing against Georgia
Scored two TDs against Bulldogs, including career long 51-yarder

Second 100-yard game came in regular season finale at Kentucky, a career high 113 yards on five catches
Key reception in overtime versus the Wildcats set up game-winning touchdown run by Montario Hardesty on next play
Ranked seventh among SEC receptions leaders (3.8 pg) and 10th in receiving yards per game (56.7)
Entered 2009 season with just 41 career catches

2008

Games/Starts: 11/7
Combined for 323 yards receiving, 150 via punt return, 126 rushing and 115 on kickoff returns
Led Vols with 30 catches and four receiving touchdowns
Added one rushing TD to finish just behind Montario Hardesty for combined team honors with five
Scored twice on just three catches against UAB
Career highs with five catches against both Florida and Wyoming
Other touchdowns came against Georgia, Wyoming and Kentucky
Best breakaway run was career long 55-yarder against Wildcats

That play led to collegiate best 67 rushing yards on just five attempts, which, in turn, helped him earn SEC Special Teams Player of the Week
Rushed 23 times, almost exclusively from "G-Gun" quarterback position
Seventh among SEC punt return leaders with 10.0-yard average on 15 attempts
Added three kickoff returns for 38.3-yard average that led the team
Missed Alabama game because of injury
Longest receiving play of career was 43-yarder against Northern Illinois
Caught four passes for collegiate best 68 yards at Georgia

2007

Games/Starts: 9/0
Impacted final three games by displaying his versatility
Caught first TD pass in initial overtime of Kentucky game
Added key reception for first down in third overtime to set up another Vols score
In SEC Championship Game, rushed twice for 39 yards from quarterback position

In Outback Bowl, added second career rushing TD in Outback Bowl
Also had season-high 34 receiving yards vs. Wisconsin
Finished season with 58 rushing yards and two scores on eight attempts, along with 11 catches for 111 yards and score
Caught first career pass at Alabama as part of two-catch, 27-yard day
Rushed for 20 yards and touchdown in Louisiana-Lafayette game

High School

2006 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oklahoma
Ranked as nation's No. 22 overall player by Tom Lemming and No. 13 in Big 12 Region by G&W Recruiting Report
Rushed for 1,202 yards and 11 touchdowns while also completing 87-of-152 passes for 1,561 yards and 21 touchdowns as senior
Also recorded 39, two sacks and an interception in senior season
Rushed for more than 1,900 yards and 24 touchdowns and passed for more than 850 yards and 10 touchdowns as junior
Tallied four interceptions as junior on defense