Tim Jones (born May 15, 1998) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the

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(NFL). He played

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Southern Miss The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

Early years

Jones attended

Biloxi High School Biloxi High School is the only public high school located in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi. It has approximately 1,650 students and 150 faculty. History The original Biloxi High School was built in 1912 on Howard Avenue. A “new” Biloxi Hi ...

in Biloxi, Mississippi. A 3-star recruit, he committed to

Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

to play college football in 2016. He chose Southern Mississippi over

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, Memphis, and Texas-San Antonio.

College career

Jones played at Southern Mississippi from 2017 to 2020. During his career he had 150 receptions, 2,011 receiving yards, and nine touchdowns in 34 games. After his senior season in 2020, he entered the

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Professional career

On May 3, 2021, signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the

. On August 27, 2021, Jones was waived by the Jaguars with an injury settlement. However, one month later, on September 27, 2021, he was signed to the Jaguars’ practice squad, where he would spend the season. On January 10, 2022, Jones signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars. On August 30, 2022, after the final roster cutdown of the preseason, Jones made the 53-man roster for the 2022 season.

References

External links

Jacksonville Jaguars bioSouthern Mississippi Golden Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Tim Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Biloxi, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi American football wide receivers Biloxi High School alumni Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players Jacksonville Jaguars players