Lafayette Times

AP Names Charlie Jones Second Team All-American

The nation's leader in receptions and receiving yards this season, Purdue Football wide receiver Charlie Jones earned All-America honors from the Associated Press. Jones was named Second Team All-America, becoming the fourth Boilermaker over the past five seasons to collect AP All-America accolades (Rondale Moore – 2018, David Bell & George Karlaftis – 2021).
 
Entering the bowl season, Jones leads the country with 110 catches for 1,361 yards, while his 12 receiving touchdowns rank fourth nationally. Recording 162 yards in the Big Ten Championship, the Iowa transfer broke John Standeford's 20-year old school record for yards in a season. He sits 11 receptions and four touchdowns shy of the Purdue single-season records for both categories.
 
A First Team All-B1G honoree, Jones is the only Big Ten receiver since 2000 to produce six games with at least 10 catches and 100 yards in a single season. He has recorded eight 100-yard games this year, surpassing Bell (2021), Moore (2018), Standeford (2002) and Steve Griffin (1984) for another school record. In conference action, Jones hauled in 7.6 receptions per game to go along with 91.0 receiving yards per game to lead the league.
 
Jones put on a show in the conference title game, hauling in 13 receptions for 162 yards against one of the nation's top defenses in No. 2 Michigan. It marked the sixth time this season that Jones eclipsed the 100-yard mark against the B1G opponent. However, his career high in receiving yards came in non-conference action, tallying 188 yards at Syracuse. The Deerfield, Illinois, native found the end zone three times against Indiana State, a career high.
 
In his only season at Purdue, Jones surpassed his career totals heading into the 2022 campaign. He tallied 39 receptions for 718 yards and six touchdowns over his previous three seasons that featured stops at Buffalo and Iowa. It took Jones only three games as a Boilermaker to surpass his 2021 season marks (21 catches, 323 yards) with the Hawkeyes.
 
The AP joined The Athletic and CBS Sports as media outlets that tabbed Jones as a Second Team All-American.
 
Purdue closes out the season in Orlando, Florida, facing No. 17 LSU in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on ABC. 

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