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WR Matt Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

HT: 6-6, WT: 235, Born: 4-22-1983, College: Arkansas, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 21

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2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - Jones was targeted once in the end zone, and caught the ball, but was stripped before he could secure it. He was not utilized much otherwise.

Week 2 - Jones was not targeted in the first half, and was used on intermediate routes in the middle of the field except for one deep pass play where he could not get open. He also dropped a pass on a pass play of 16 yards that he should have caught. The Jaguars came back to him on the next play, and he caught that pass.

Week 5 - Jones was not involved in the first half, and caught both of the short passes thrown his way, and worked to gain some yards after catching them.

Week 6 - While Jones caught an important fourth down pass to keep one drive alive, he also dropped a third down pass that killed another. In the red zone, Jones was targeted on three fade routes but could he could not connect. In the second quarter he was targeted on two consecutive fades before Wrighster's touchdown.

Week 8 - Jones' three targets were memorable, not all for good reasons. He caught one for a touchdown, dropped a pass that he attempted to catch with one hand when he had an opportunity to use both hands, and ran out of bounds then came back in to catch a pass, which was a rules violation.

Week 9 - Jones was not involved much, and did not have any receptions, although one of his targets was thrown to him in the end zone, but was intercepted.

Week 12 - The former number one draft choice caught a nice 13 yard slant for a first down, but he is still trying to learn how to run a fade pattern in the end zone.

Week 13 - Jones was not involved in the first half, and caught both short passes thrown to him in the second half. He did show good acceleration on his second catch to gain a first down after securing a short pass.

Week 14 - Matt Jones made a catch in the back of the end zone but couldn't get both feet in bounds. In the second half, he again caught a pass on the back line of the end zone but was able to get both feet in for the six yard touchdown. It was his only catch of the game.

Week 15 - Jones was involved in a limited number of plays and caught two passes for 25 yards.

Week 16 - After dropping his first targeted throw, he then made his next one count: a beautiful one-handed sideline grab for a 37 yard touchdown, that he made look way too easy. It was his only catch of the day.

Week 17 - Jones had his best game of the season by taking advantage of being targeted a lot by Gray. He showcased his speed at times as well as good ability to run across the middle, use his height to shield defenders and gain yards after the catch. Although he caught just eight of the 15 passes thrown to him, three passes intended for him were deflected by defenders and two were overthrown.

Week 19 - Jones was productive with his opportunities, scoring a touchdown and showing good route running to get open on his other receptions as well as good running after the catch. He did have a pass thrown to him in the end zone that might have been caught. It would have been a really nice catch but it was catchable.