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Jersey Number 4
Gerald Jones
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Millwood
Career Statistics
RECEIVING
| Yards / | Yards / | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | G | Rec | Yards | Rec | Game | TD | Long | Yards |
| 2010 | 10 | 55 | 596 | 10.8 | 59.6 | 4 | 37-UTM | 89-UNC |
| 2009 | 12 | 46 | 680 | 14.8 | 56.7 | 4 | 51-UGA | 113-UK |
| 2008 | 11 | 30 | 323 | 10.8 | 29.4 | 4 | 43-NIU | 68-UGA |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 1 | 20-SC | 34-Wis |
| Totals | 42 | 142 | 1,710 | 12.0 | 40.7 | 13 | 51-UGA | 113-UK |
RUSHING
| Avg / | Yards / | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | G | Att | Yards | Att | Game | TD | Long | Yards |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -- | 12-Van | 19-Van |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -- | 8-Miss | 8-Miss |
| 2008 | 11 | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 55-UK | 67-UK |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 2 | 20-LSU | 39-LSU |
| Totals | 42 | 39 | 204 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3 | 55-UK | 67-UK |
PUNT RETURNS
| Net | Yards / | Yards / | High | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | G | Ret | Yards | Ret | Game | TD | Long | Yards |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | -8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | 11 | 15 | 150 | 10.0 | 13.6 | -- | 40-Aub | 68-Aub |
| 2007 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 42 | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 3.5 | -- | 40-Aub | 68-Aub |
KICKOFF RETURNS
| Net | Yards / | Yards / | High | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | G | Ret | Yards | Ret | Game | TD | Long | Yards |
| 2010 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 10.5 | -- | 43-UCLA | 76-UCLA |
| 2007 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 2.7 | -- | 43-UCLA | 76-UCLA |
Honors
- 2008 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Dec. 1)
2010
Games/Starts: 10/10 • Career-high nine catches in Music City Bowl pushed personal-best season total to 55 despite missing three September games with hand injury • Led team in receptions and second with 596 receiving yards • Just fi fth UT receiver to lead Vols in receptions three consecutive seasons and fi rst since Joey Kent in 1994-96 • Finished fourth among SEC leaders with 5.5 catches per game and 10th in receiving yards per game (59.6) • Fifth on UT[apos]s career receptions list with 142 and 11th in receiving TDs with 13 • Compiled 1,710 career receiving yards and came within 37 yards of reaching top 10 in that category • Accounted for 21, exactly one-third, of UT[apos]s 63 third-down conversions in 10 games played • Led or tied for team lead in receptions seven times and tops in receiving yards fi ve times, including season high 89 in Music City Bowl • Finished second on team among active players with 25 career starts • Seven catches versus Alabama for 52 yards • Caught team-high six receptions for 86 yards in season opener versus UT Martin, including season-long grab for 37 yards • Helped UT tie South Carolina in fourth quarter with fi rst touchdown of season, 17-yarder • Totaled six catches for 49 yards at USC • Notched fi ve receptions for 66 yards at Memphis to move into UT[apos]s top 10 for career receptions, including Tyler Bray[apos]s record fi fth fi rst-half touchdown pass • Hauled in six catches for 77 yards and UT[apos]s fi rst TD versus Kentucky • Posted team highs of six receptions for 80 yards, while adding 19 rushing yards at Vanderbilt • Shared Tennessee[apos]s 2010 Big Lick Award presented to players who consistently perform with team[apos]s most physical toughness.
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[apos]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
- Helped Millwood to 12-1 record in 2006
- Member of Millwood High Concert Choir and his own church choir
- Starter on Class 3A state basketball championship team as junior in 2005
- Coach at Millwood High School - Keith Bell.
FB | Braylon Staley & Edrees Farooq Postgame (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
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Sunday, November 02
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Sunday, November 02
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