Donald Jones was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on March 15, 2013 … Originally signed by Buffalo as a rookie free agent (5/3/10).
CAREER TRANSACTIONSDonald Jones was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on March 15, 2013 … Originally signed by Buffalo as a rookie free agent (5/3/10).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Recorded career-highs in receptions (41), yards (443), touchdowns (four) and starts (10) in 2012.
- Caught two passes for a season-high 90 yards vs. New England (9/30/12), including a career-high 68-yard touchdown reception.
- Posted his first career 100-yard game vs. New England (9/25/11), catching five passes for 101 yards, including a season-long 48-yard reception.
SEASONAL REVIEWS2012 (12/10 – Buffalo):
- Played in 12 games with 10 starts, posting career-highs with 41 receptions, 443 yards and four touchdowns.
- Missed four games due to injury.
- Tallied five receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown at N.Y Jets (9/9).
- Caught two passes for a season-high 90 yards vs. New England (9/30), including a career-high 68-yard touchdown reception.
- Registered four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (10/21).
- Posted six receptions in back-to-back games, matching his career-high for catches in a game, amassing 65 yards at Houston (11/4) and 74 yards and a touchdown at New England (11/11).
2011 (8/7 – Buffalo):
- Played in eight games, starting seven, posting 23 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown.
- Scored a touchdown in the season-opening win at Kansas City.
- Posted his first career 100-yard game vs. New England (9/25), catching five passes for 101 yards, including a season-long 48-yard reception.
- Caught a career-high six passes for 51 yards at Dallas (11/13).
- Placed on Injured Reserve (11/22) after suffering an ankle injury at Miami (11/20).
2010 (15/5 – Buffalo):
- Played in 15 games with five starts, catching 18 passes for 213 yards and one touchdown after making the Buffalo 53-man roster as a rookie free agent.
- Made his NFL debut vs. Miami (9/12).
- Caught his first NFL pass vs. Chicago (11/7).
- Recorded season-highs in receptions (5) and yards (70) and scored his first career touchdown at Cincinnati (11/21).
- Tied his season-high with five receptions for 54 yards vs. New England (12/26).
COLLEGE
- Tallied 108 catches for 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns in two years at Youngstown State after transferring from Lackawanna (Penn.) Community College.
- Earned first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior, setting the school’s single season reception record with 77 catches for a team-high 790 yards and six touchdowns; also tied the school record for receptions in a single game with 11 vs. Missouri State.
- Named to the Missouri Valley Conference’s All-Newcomer Team, leading the team in receiving yards (510) and touchdowns (seven) and caught a touchdown in four straight games.
- Named the team’s Most Valuable Player in his second year at Lackawanna Community College after posting 42 receptions for 748 yards and five touchdowns en route to the league title.
PERSONAL
- Named to the all-state, all-area, all-conference and all-division teams as a senior at Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J).
- Also played baseball.
- Communication studies major at Youngstown State.
