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Marvin Jones Jr.

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Born
1990 (34 years old)

Birth Place

Fontana, CA, USA

Position
Wide Receiver

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
11

Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight
198 lb (90 kg)

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Detroit Lions

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Marvin Lewis Jones Jr. (born March 12, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft and has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at California.

High school career
Jones attended Etiwanda High School, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. As a senior, he had 81 receptions for 1,040 yards and 10 touchdowns, leading the Eagles to a share of the Baseline League championship. He is Etiwanda's all-time leading receiver and was a Super Prep magazine All-American.

College career
Jones attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2008 to 2011.

On October 17, 2009, Jones had two receiving touchdowns against UCLA. On December 5, he had his first collegiate game going over the 100-yard mark against Washington. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 receptions for 651 yards and six touchdowns.

On September 17, 2010, Jones had 12 receptions for 161 yards against Nevada. As a junior, he recorded 50 receptions for 765 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Jones started off his senior season strong with five receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns against Fresno State. Two weeks later, against Presbyterian, he had seven receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown. As a senior, he caught 62 passes for 846 yards and three touchdowns for the 7–6 Bears and he was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12. In his career, Jones started 38 of 43 games, recording 156 receptions for 2,270 yards and 13 touchdowns.