Murray State · W 38-14 · FCS
No catches.
Kansas · L 0-55
No catches.
Delaware · W 33-30
No catches.
Florida International · W 26-23
No catches.
Jones has catches in 4 of Middle Tennessee’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
AJ Jones
Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jedd Fisch and Derek Mason. One game to point at: 61 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Marshall — Week 2, 2026.
97 receiving yards · 9 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kennesaw State on Oct. 28: 1 catch for 9 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 9 catches for 97 yards. Middle Tennessee has thrown to him 13 times in 148 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 28 | 216 | 7.7 | 5 | 27 |
| 2023 | Arizona | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 340 | 8.1 | 6 | 27 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 16 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 26-28
at Marshall
6 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD
With R. Gagliano — 243 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 26.4 · 58 rush yds (8 car) · A. Logan — 47.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 38.5 | 13.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 22.0 | 12.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #39 of 52 Conference USA WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch, Brent Brennan and Derek Mason.
