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TJ Jones

WR · UAB · Sr. · #3

Detroit — drafted 2014, Rd 6, Pick 13, #189 overall
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TJ Jones

WR · UAB · Sr · #3

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#342 national
CFB
College
UAB
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

3 coaches
2021
2022
Bryant Vincent
UAB
era →
2023era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 13th NFL season

#189Rd 6 · Pick 13
DetroitEntering 13th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UAB1522214.82--
2022UAB292318.01--
2021UAB8506.20--
Career525039.73--
SeasonTeam
2023UAB439------
2022UAB231------
2021UAB313------
Career983------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 45–42

vs Florida Atlantic

2 rec · 93 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Florida Atlantic at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Lamontrez McMillan’s 2023 season.

Marshall · 2023

#2

DeQuece Carter

Indiana · 2023

77%
#3

Talik Keaton

Marshall · 2021

73%
#4

Stephon Johnson Jr.

Houston · 2023

72%
#5

Stephon Johnson Jr.

Oklahoma State · 2022

72%

Matches Lamontrez on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Lamontrez on

Class year (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Bret Clark’s path through Troy.

Bret Clark

98%match

Troy · 2020

NFL Rd 7
#2

Benjamin Omayebu

Tarleton State · 2024

96%
#3

K.J. Franklin

Nicholls · 2022

94%
#4

Kylon Harris

Stephen F. Austin · 2025

93%
#5

Brian Jenkins Jr.

Alabama A&M · 2022

86%

Matches Bret on

Yards per reception
Recruiting rating

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Richie Hoskins's junior season at Vanderbilt (2025).

Vanderbilt · 2025

#2

DeQuece Carter

Indiana · 2023

78%
#3

Devin Gandy

Louisiana Tech · 2025

All-Conference USA
77%
#4

Cole Turner

Clemson · 2024

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
76%
#5

Jadan Blue

Virginia Tech · 2022

75%

Matches Richie on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Richie on

Reception volume (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
50.02021
2312022
2222023

+344%

Up 344% from first season to most-recent.