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Velus Jones Jr. ties for fastest 40-yard dash time among WRs at NFL Combine
By Keith Farner
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Velus Jones Jr. turned some heads at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday when he delivered a pair of eye-popping times in the 40-yard dash.
The former Tennessee wide receiver ran 4.34 and then 4.32 in Indianapolis, as he tried to improve his NFL Draft profile.
Jones Jr. earned several awards at the end of last season including co-SEC Special Teams Player of the Year for the Vols, and the Senior Bowl All-American team.
The senior receiver had a breakout season, totaling 772 receiver yards and 6 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 18 kicks for 506 yards and a touchdown and 17 punts for 272 yards.
VELUS JONES JR. 😱@Vol_Football WR @VelusJr with an INSANE 4.32u, tied for the fastest among WRs this year.
📺: #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/8PBBkC3GJn
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2022
Jones spent his first 4 seasons at Southern Cal from 2016-19 before he transferred to Tennessee in the spring of 2020. Overall, Jones played in 61 career games with 21 starts (23 games and 15 starts at Tennessee). He made 120 catches for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns for his career. With the Vols, he caught 84 passes for 1,087 yards and 10 scores.
With loads of versatility, he appears appealing to an NFL organization.
He was the only player in the nation last season with over 800+ receiving yards, 200+ punt return yards and 600+ kickoff return yards.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
