Velus Jones Jr.

Signed to Seattle's PS on November 18, 2025.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/29/22:     Drafted by Chicago (3rd round, 71st overall)
10/26/24:     Released by Chicago
10/30/24:     Signed to Jacksonville's PS
12/10/24:     Signed to Carolina's active roster
03/17/25:     Signed by New Orleans as a FA
10/07/25:     Released by New Orleans
10/09/25:     Signed to New Orleans PS
10/21/25:     Signed to active roster
10/24/25:     Released by New Orleans
10/29/25:     Signed to Seattle's PS
10/30/25:     Released by Seattle
11/18/25:     Signed to Seattle's PS

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Jones has appeared in 34 games with two starts playing for the Bears, Panters and Saints, rushing for 165 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries while adding 135 receiving yards and a touchdown on 12 catches. As a kick returner, Jones has 48 returns for 1,244 yards with a long of 62, including eight returns for 183 yards for the Saints to begin the 2025 season.

COLLEGE: Named the 2021 SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and All-SEC First Team. Spent first four seasons at Southern California from 2016-19 before transferring to Tennessee in the spring of 2020. Played in 61 career games with 21 starts. Including his time at USC, hauled in 120 passes for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns for his career. At Tennessee, caught 84 passes for 1,087 yards and 10 scores. In three seasons at USC, logged 36 receptions for 347 yards to go along with 1,947 kickoff return yards on a school-record 81 attempts. Finished career as the FBS' active leader in kickoff return yards with 2,973 and averaged 24.4 yards per kick return. As a senior at UT in 2021, played in all 13 games with nine starts. Was the only player in the nation with over 800 receiving yards, 200 punt return yards and 600 kickoff return yards. Finished his USC career second all-time in school history in kickoff return yards, 194 behind record-holder Adoree' Jackson. Scored 14 touchdowns three different ways at the college level – receiving (11), rushing (1) and kick return (2). Racked up 4,738 all-purpose yards in his career, including 2,416 at UT and 2,322 at USC. Logged 272 career punt return yards – all at UT – and averaged 15.1 yards per return.

PERSONAL: One of the top prospects out of the state of Alabama in the Class of 2016. Made 2015 Prep Star All-Southeast Region, USA Today All-Alabama first team, AL.com Super All-State first team, Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State Class 6A first team and All-Coastal Alabama first team as a senior wide receiver at Saraland High School. Hauled in 48 receptions for 945 yards (19.7 avg) with 10 touchdowns in 2015. Added 172 rushing yards with two touchdowns on the ground and two touchdowns on special teams that same season. As a junior in 2014, earned all-state and all-region after collecting 51 receptions for 1,118 yards (21.9 avg) with nine touchdowns. Helped lead Saraland to the 2014 Class 6A state championship game. Earned bachelor's degree in sociology from Southern California in December 2019. Earned master's degree at Tennessee in agricultural leadership, education and communications in December 2021.