![]() ![]() There are not a lot of personnel changes among the offensive fantasy players heading into this season for the Falcons. His career statistics are provided below. Jones caught 17 more passes for 308 more yard and 6 more TDs on the road. An unusual aspect of Jones’ 2012 season was the disparity of his production on away compared to home games. Jones built on his outstanding rookie year in 2012, catching 79 passes for 1,198 yards and scoring 10 TDs and played in all 16 games. Jones led all rookies with 8 TDs and finished second in yards with 959, behind only Green with 1,057. Green (65 in 15 games) and Greg Little with 61 in 16 games. Jones completed his rookie season catching the third most passes with 54 in 13 games, behind only A. He finally displayed the much anticipated domination that he is capable of over the final four weeks of the season catching 6 TD passes and totaling 20 receptions for 393 yards. He played well for the team as a rookie, but did not catch his first TD pass until his sixth game, which was in week 9 against Indianapolis, when he caught 3 passes for 131 yards and 2 TDs. He signed a four-year contract for $16.2 Million, all guaranteed. He was the second wide receiver drafted, taken at #6 by the Atlanta Falcons who traded 5 draft picks to Cleveland to move up for Jones. Jones excelled again at the 2011 NFL Combine, where he ran a 4.38 40-yard dash on a 6-foot 3 frame weighing 220, with a 38 ½” vertical. He also rushed for 139 yards, including 135 yards as a junior on only 8 carries. He started all 40 games of his three-year career, totaling 179 receptions for 2,653 yards and 15 TDs. He continued to excel at Alabama, where he was the first true freshman wide receiver to start in the season opener, catching 4 passes for 28 yards and a TD. He was very highly recruited and took visits to Oklahoma, Florida, Florida State, and Alabama before finally deciding to stay in-state and play for the Crimson Tide. He was measured at 6-foot 4 and weighed 215 pounds and ran a 4.45 40-yard dash. He received abundant awards for his high school play and was rated as a five-star recruit ranked as the #2 player nationally at ESPN and #4 at Rivals and the top wide receiver by both. At the time, he had the three highest receptions for a season, placing first with 51 as a sophomore and then raising the record to 68 as a junior, and finally up to 75 as a senior. He also rushed for 3 TDs and scored another 6 TDs on special team plays. He was an outstanding wide receiver for three seasons, totaling 194 receptions for 3,287 yards and 43 TDs. Julio Jones was born in Foley, Alabama and played football for Foley High School. Fantasy football only site on the planet." ![]()
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