Ricky Jones

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Height:
5-10
Weight:
188
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Sarasota, Fla.
High School:
Booker

Ricky Jones finished his career with 111 receptions for 1,814 yards (12th all-time at Indiana) and eight touchdowns in 42 games (26 starts). He became the 20th Hoosier to reach 100 catches and 1,000 yards. Jones shares 10th on the program’s career list with five 100-yard games. He started all 26 games over his junior and senior seasons.

2016 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... team captain ... member of the Biletnikoff Watch List ... IU’s Special Teams Player of the Year.

2016 (Senior): Caught 53 passes for 848 yards (16.0 average) and three touchdowns ... ranked sixth in the Big Ten in average per reception, and eighth in catches and yardage ... special teams standout made four tackles and blocked a punt at Northwestern ... started all 13 games ... finished second in the conference in 50-plus yard receptions (4, T-17th nationally), fifth in 20-yarders (15), tied for fifth in 60- (1), 40- (4) and 30-yarders (8), and tied for sixth in 10-yarders (30) ... led the team in catches and yardage three times ... reached 70 yards five times and caught five-or-more balls five times ... recorded the sixth 200-yard game in school history with 208 yards and a career-best eight receptions against Wake Forest ... the 208 yards is fifth on the Indiana all-time list and ranked first in the B1G and 25th nationally in 2016 ... followed that performance up with 124 yards on five grabs and a 22-yard score in the win over No. 17 Michigan State ... posted three straight 70-yard games against Nebraska (6 for 76), at Northwestern (7 for 73) and in the Maryland victory (4 for 77) ... hauled in five passes for 65 yards and a 36-yard TD in the win at Rutgers ... three-time IU offensive player of the week (Wake Forest, Michigan State and Rutgers) ... IU special teams player of the week (Northwestern) ... nine-time game captain.

2015 (Junior): Finished second on the team with 906 yards (6th in the Big Ten) and five touchdowns (T-11th), and was third with 54 receptions (13th) ... 906 yards rank 10th on IU’s single-season list ... second on the Hoosiers with 16.8 yards per catch (4th in the Big Ten) ... started all 13 games ... collected three 100-yard games and reached 80 yards four times ... caught at least five passes six times ... led the team in catches six times (twice with game-high honors) and yardage three times (twice) ... posted 11 20-yard grabs and five 30-yarders (38-TD, 50, 57-TD, 69, 71) ... recorded six grabs for 186 yards and pulled in his career-long catch (71 yards) and his first TD, a 57-yarder, in the Southern Illinois win ... hauled in five passes for 126 yards and one score in the Western Kentucky victory ... made six receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown against Rutgers ... collected 89 yards on four grabs in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke ... member of the Biletnikoff Watch List ... IU offensive player of the week (Southern Illinois) ... four-time game captain (Florida International, Wake Forest, Penn State and Rutgers).

2014 (Sophomore): Made three receptions for 58 yards ... returned one kick for 20 yards ... pulled in a 25-yard grab at Rutgers ... played in all 12 games.

2013 (Freshman): Played in wins over Indiana State, Bowling Green and Purdue.

2012: Redshirted the 2012 season ... suffered a season-ending ankle injury after the season-opening win over Indiana State ... caught one pass for two yards and returned one kick for 12 yards against the Sycamores.

Prep/Personal: Wide receiver and cornerback for head coach Fred Gilmore at Booker High School ... also returned kicks and punts ... Class 4A All-State first team selection as a senior ... three-time all-area and all-district selection ... collected 58 receptions for 897 yards (15.5 average) and 11 touchdowns in 2011 ... recorded six interceptions, returned three for scores and scored on a punt return and a blocked field goal ... posted 932 yards on 52 catches (17.9) with 11 TDs to go along with two kickoff return touchdowns his junior year ... as a sophomore, hauled in 61 grabs for 994 yards (16.3) ... named the offensive most valuable player at the 2011 IMG Madden Football Academy Kickoff Weekend ... played in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic ... four-year football and three-year basketball and track and field letterwinner ... two-time Principal Award recipient for high grade point average ... parents are Ricky Jones and Tasha Mays ... born on Jan. 24, 1994, Ricky LeRoy Jones, Jr., graduated in May 2016 with a degree in arts and humanities.