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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Purdue
Charlie Jones
WR • 6'0" • 188 lbs • Deerfield, IL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Charlie Jones reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Buffalo • Iowa • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Charlie Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Deerfield, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Buffalo, Iowa, and Purdue. The clearest part of Charlie Jones' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 131
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Charlie Jones, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Charlie Jones reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,079
- Receptions
- 149
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Charlie Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,079
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Deerfield · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 4 · Pick 29 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Graduate
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 1,361 receiving yards · WR 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 18 | 395 | 3 | 53.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | - | 0 | 2 | 50.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 21 | 323 | 5 | 42.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 110 | 1,361 | 12 | 86.3 |
Related Context
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Charlie Jones played WR for Buffalo, Iowa, and Purdue. Across 6 tracked seasons, Charlie Jones recorded 49 rushing yards, 2,079 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Purdue paired 1,361 primary output with 74 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Buffalo, Iowa, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Iowa
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
23.1
Efficiency
70.5
Usage
12.7
Consistency
32.3
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Indiana: 2. Iowa State: 36. Kent State: 0. Colorado State: 9. Maryland: 44. Penn State: 13. Purdue: 20. Wisconsin: 9. Northwestern: 12. Minnesota: 106. Illinois: 0. Nebraska: 31. Michigan: 41
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 1 by 13.3. Iowa State: 2 by 100. Colorado State: 1 by 60. Maryland: 3 by 97.8. Penn State: 3 by 28.9. Purdue: 2 by 66.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 60. Northwestern: 1 by 80. Minnesota: 2 by 100. Nebraska: 3 by 68.9. Michigan: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins25.3 · Games = 10 · +7.8 vs Losses
Losses17.5 · Games = 4 · -7.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ Kentucky | L 17-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | vs Michigan | L 3-42 | — | 2 | 41 | 15.7 | 20.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Nebraska | W 28-21 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Illinois | W 33-23 | — | — | — | -4 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Minnesota100 receiving yards | W 27-22 | — | 2 | 106 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 72 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Northwestern | W 17-12 | — | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-27 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Purdue | L 7-24 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Penn State | W 23-20 | — | 3 | 13 | 5.4 | 4.30 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Maryland | W 51-14 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Colorado State | W 24-14 | — | 1 | 9 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Kent State | W 30-7 | — | — | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Iowa State | W 27-17 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Indiana | W 34-6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Charlie Jones story
Charlie Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Deerfield, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Buffalo, Iowa, and Purdue. The clearest part of Charlie Jones' career was his receiving role: 149 catches, 2,079 receiving yards, 18 touchdowns, and 49 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 49 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 1,646 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Charlie Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Buffalo
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Iowa
2019-2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Purdue
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 395 | 83.3 | 11 | 395 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | -395 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 323 | 70.5 | 12.7 | 323 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 323 | 70.5 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,361 | 74 | 32 | 1,038 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 3 · L 29-32
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
188
Receiving Yards
98 takeover
188 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 14 · L 22-43 · Conference game
162
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
162 receiving yards with a 83.1 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana State
Week 2 · W 56-0
133
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 98.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs Penn State
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Conference game
153
Receiving Yards
88.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
153 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 27-22 · Conference game
106
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
1,361 primary output · 74 efficiency · 32 usage
86.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Buffalo
53.4
395 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
9
100+ receiving yards
8
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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