Julio Jones played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) have been designated wide receivers (WR) since 2011, after being nominated by the franchise for 6th place in the NFL Draft that year. During his eight seasons with the Falcons, he was selected to the All-Pro first team in 2015 after leading the league in receiving yards. He was also invited to 5 Pro Bowls. Jones is averaging 95.3 receiving yards per game, which remains the most in NFL history.
Prior to his NFL career, he played college football at Alabama, where he helped the team record a 14-0 undefeated season.
Brief biography (age)
Julio Jones’ full name is Quintorris Lopez Jones, and he was born on February 8, 1989, in Foley, Alabama. He attended Foley High School in Alabama where he played for the school team as both a wide receiver and a defensive end, recording outstanding performances. During his junior years, he recorded sixteen touchdowns, with seventy-five passes, for 1,306 yards.
Apart from football, Julio Jones also played basketball and was also an amazing athlete who was voted “2006-07 Gatorade T&F Athlete of the Year” in the state of Alabama. He was also named national champion in the high jump, long jump and triple jump in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Jones was not only good at football while high in school, he was equally good on the tracks and represented the school in several competitions including the High School Under Armor All-America. In 2007, he competed in a 4.55 to 2.5 meter trial shot at Nike Camp in Baton Rouge, where he shot an event record 980 mm (38.6 in) in the vertical jump .
Rivaux.com had projected him as a 5-star rookie and he was named the nation’s No. 1 receiver in 2008. Jones would later announce his decision to join the Alabama Crimson Tide on ESPNU on National Signing Day .
Jones became the first true WR freshman in Scarlet Tide history to start in a freshman season. He quickly became an impact player as well as a fan favorite. He finished his first season as the SEC’s “Freshman of the Year” and was also named to the All-SEC Second Team as well as the “SEC Coaches” team.
By the end of his college career, he had recorded eight career 100-yard games, which was the second in school history.
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Julio Jones’ career in the NFL
After his junior season, he decided to forfeit his senior season for the NFL Draft. Despite a broken foot, Julio Jones excelled at the NFL Combine, recording the longest long jump and taking the 3rd fastest 40-yard run among the many receivers in attendance.
Atlanta Falcons selected Jones 6th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, this is after trading 5 draft picks to the Cleveland Browns. He became the second wide receiver to be selected this season and one of five Alabama Crimson Tide players to be selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. He had a successful rookie year that ended in his appointment to the NFL All-Rookie Team for the 2011 season.
Jones stayed with the Falcons and in his seven seasons with the franchise, he was privileged to be invited to 5 Pro Bowls, only missing one. He currently averages 95.3 receiving yards per game, which remains the most in NFL history. Julio was also named First Team All-Pro twice in a row (2015 and 2016).
Who are his parents?
Julio Jones’ father left home when he was just so, at the age of five, Jones was raised alone by her mother, Queen Marvin, who had to work in a fast food restaurant to support herself. her needs and those of her two sons.
When Queen was pregnant with Jones, she was already expecting the baby Quintorris from her mother’s womb, but when he turned out to be a boy, she still kept his name. It was in seventh grade that Jones started calling him Julio, as he is commonly known. Jones has an older brother, Phillip, who lost an arm to gunshot wounds in 2014.
Is Julio Jones gay? – girlfriend, wife
Jones love life remains a mystery so is his sexual orientation. The Falcons’ Wide Receiver is a very private person who has managed to keep his personal affairs out of the spotlight for several years.
He doesn’t leave any additional details about himself online, other than his career, you’ll only see football photos, inspirational quotes and the occasional selfie. So no one can determine whether he is married, single, has a girlfriend, or is gay and has a partner.
Height and width
Jones stands at a height of 1.91m (6ft 3in) with an athletic body weighing 100kg (220lbs). His other body measurements are not known.
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