Charles Jones

Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
St. Augustine

2017: Started 10 games for the Green Wave in his junior season, hauling in 13 receptions for 84 yards and two touchdowns…Averaged 6.5 yards per catch…Had a season-long catch of 15 yards…Finished as Tulane’s fifth-leading receiver…Had a season-best 28 receiving yards against Tulsa on Oct. 7 on two catches…Caught a season-high three passes and had two TDs against Memphis on Oct. 27…Had receptions in eight games and played in all 12.

2016: Played in four games, including a start in the season opener at Wake Forest on Sept. 1.

2015: Played in all 12 games with five starts as a sophomore…Caught 17 passes for 131 yards (7.7 avg.) and three touchdowns…Tied for second on the team in touchdown receptions…Sixth on the team in receptions and receiving yards…Tallied four catches for 34 yards and a touchdown at Navy (10/24)…Notched two receptions for 28 yards and one touchdown vs. Tulsa (11/27)…Totaled two receptions for 11 yards vs. Duke (9/3)…Posted two catches for two yards at Temple (10/10)…Recorded two receptions for 17 yards at Memphis (10/31)…Caught two passes for seven yards and one touchdown at SMU (11/21)…Posted one catch three times: for 12 yards at Georgia Tech (9/12), for 14 yards vs. Maine (9/19) and for six yards vs. Houston (10/16).

2014: Played in 12 games with six starts as a true freshman…Earned honorable mention Freshman All-American recognition from College Sports Madness…Totaled 21 receptions with 192 yards (9.1 avg.) with three scores…Three touchdown grabs are tied for the third most by a tight end in Tulane single-season history and tied for fifth by the position in the career record-book…Tallied season highs with three receptions three times: for a season-best 41 yards at UCF (10/18), for 31 yards at Houston (11/8) and for 12 yards vs. Temple (12/6)…Tad two catches on five occasions: for 23 yards and a touchdown at Tulsa (8/28), for 15 yards vs. Georgia Tech (9/6), for seven yards at Rutgers (9/27), for 25 yards and a score vs. Cincinnati (10/31) and for 27 yards at East Carolina (11/22)…Also had two single-reception games: for a seven-yard touchdown vs. UConn (10/11) and for four yards vs. Memphis (11/15).

High School: Three-year letterman at St. Augustine High…Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and ESPN.com…Received a 67 Scout Grade, ranked the No. 55 tight end nationally and listed as the No. 67 recruit in the state by ESPN…Helped lead the Purple Knights to a combined 26-10 overall record with three trips to the state playoffs, a District 10-4A title as a sophomore and a District 9-5A championship as a senior…Hauled in 37 passes for 602 yards and seven touchdowns in final prep season…Also lettered twice in basketball…Off the field, was a member of the Technology Student Association.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing…Cousin played in the NFL for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens…Cousin played collegiately at LSU and in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jones’ Career Highs
Receptions   4 at Navy, 10/24/15
Yards   41 at UCF, 10/18/14
Long   31 at UCF, 10/18/14
Touchdowns   2 at Memphis, 10/27/17