On October 5, 2020, Jones became the all-time career receptions leader for the Falcons. ![]() On September 15, 2019, Jones became the all-time career receiving yards leader for the Falcons. On November 11, 2018, Jones became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards. Jones has been noted for having a rare combination of size (6 ft 3 in and 220 lbs), speed ( 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds), catching ability, strength, leaping ability, and body control, which has drawn frequent comparisons to Calvin Johnson. In doing so, Jones was invited to seven Pro Bowls, including six consecutive from 2014 to 2019, was a first-team All-Pro selection twice and was named second-team All-Pro three times. Jones has amassed the most receiving yards by any player since entering the league, and more than any receiver in the 2010s, with 12,125 yards during that span. Over the next three seasons, Jones amassed 4,515 yards, the most by any player during that span, including leading the league again in yards in 2018. In 2016, Jones again had a productive year, garnering another All-Pro selection, and helped to lead the Falcons to Super Bowl LI. After this season, he was named to his first All-Pro selection. Jones broke out the next season, leading the league in receiving yards and co-leading in receptions, both of his statistics ranking top five all-time in a season. ![]() After an injury-plagued 2013 season where he only played five games, Jones led the Falcons in receiving yards in 2014, and made his second Pro Bowl, beginning to develop a deep chemistry with team quarterback Matt Ryan. Īfter a productive rookie season, Jones recorded 1,198 receiving yards and ten touchdowns in 2012 and was named to his first Pro Bowl. ![]() He is regarded as one of the best receivers of the 2010s. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (6th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. ( / ˈ h uː l i oʊ/ born February 8, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent.
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