


Velus Tyler Phillip Jones Jr. (born May 11, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before transferring to the Tennessee Volunteers. Jones was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft. His cousin is Cor'Dale Flott, who also plays in the NFL.
Early life
Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama and lived there until his family moved to Saraland, Alabama when he was eight years old. He attended Saraland High School and was named first team All-State as a junior after catching 51 passes for 1,118 yards and nine touchdowns. Jones repeated as a first team All-State selection as a senior. Jones was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at USC. He later de-committed and then briefly committed to play at Oklahoma before re-committing to play at USC. He is of Dutch descent.
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2016-2019 |
2020-2021 |
2022-2024 |
2024 (Practice) |
2024 |





