Player Career

Ricky Jones Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ricky Jones story

Ricky Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Ricky Jones' career was his receiving role: 111 catches, 1,814 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 25 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 25 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.

The arc is straightforward: Ricky Jones moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonIndiana213.33.8
2013 Regular SeasonIndiana0-2
2014 Regular SeasonIndiana5895.69.658
2015 PostseasonIndiana90684.320.7848
2015 Regular SeasonIndiana90684.320.70
2016 PostseasonIndiana84879.620.3-58
2016 Regular SeasonIndiana84879.620.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Illinois

Week 1 · W 48-47

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

186

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

186 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 4 · L 28-33

208

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

208 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Michigan State

Week 5 · W 24-21 · Conference game

124

Receiving Yards

85.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 3 · W 38-35

126

Receiving Yards

83.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 7 · L 29-45 · Conference game

20

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Indiana

906 primary output · 84.3 efficiency · 20.7 usage

75.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Indiana

75.6

906 primary · 84.3 efficiency · 20.7 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Indiana

74.8

848 primary · 79.6 efficiency · 20.3 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games