Zay Jones
Zay Jones is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. Born on March 30, 1995, in Dallas, Texas, he is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He played college football at East Carolina (2013–2016), where he set NCAA records for receptions.
Key college highlights:
- All-time NCAA Division I career receptions leader with 399
- All-time Division I single-season receptions leader with 158 in 2016
- First-team All-American (2016) and first-team All-AAC (2016)
Family and early life:
Jones is the son of former NFL player Robert Jones. He has two brothers, Cayleb and Levi, and his uncle is Jeff Blake. He attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas.
NFL career:
- Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft (37th overall). He signed a four-year contract and debuted the same year.
- 2017: Finished the rookie season with 316 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while playing through a torn labrum.
- 2018: Bills’ leading receiver with 56 receptions, 652 yards, and 7 touchdowns.
- 2019: Traded to the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round pick. In 2019, he had 27 receptions for 216 yards.
- 2020: Played 16 games (2 starts), with 14 receptions for 154 yards and 1 TD. He was fined for a COVID-19 policy violation in 2020.
- 2021: Re-signed with the Raiders on a one-year deal. Finished with 47 receptions, 546 yards, and 1 TD.
- 2022: Signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Notable game in Week 15: 109 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns against the Dallas Cowboys. The season ended with 82 receptions, 823 yards, and 5 TDs; he had 8 receptions for 74 yards and 1 TD in the wild-card win over the Chargers.
- 2023: Jaguars, 34 receptions for 321 yards and 2 TDs.
- 2024: Released by the Jaguars on April 30, then signed with the Arizona Cardinals on May 13. He was suspended five games in August 2024 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. In 2024 with the Cardinals, he appeared in 11 games with 8 receptions for 84 yards.
- 2025: Re-signed with the Cardinals on March 11, a one-year deal worth $4.4 million. In Week 10, he suffered a season-ending torn Achilles and was placed on injured reserve on November 12.
Career NFL statistics (as of 2025):
- Receptions: 307
- Receiving yards: 3,295
- Receiving touchdowns: 18
Jones has been known for his big-production college years and has built a steady NFL career across multiple teams, continuing to contribute as a veteran wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 00:13 (CET).