Julio Jones Class: Sophomore Hometown: Foley, Ala. High School: Foley Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210 Position: Wide Receiver Experience: 1L

OUTLOOK: Julio Jones enters his sophomore season as one of the top wide receivers in the nation ... started all 14 games as a freshman, setting every freshman receiving record in the Alabama books ... a gifted wide receiver with tremendous hands, break-away speed and the ability to break tackles ... should contend for both All-America and All-Conference honors as a sophomore ... a first-team freshman All-American and the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Freshman of the Year in 2008 ... Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and a second-team all-conference selection ... caught 58 passes for 924 yards and four touchdowns ... was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time in 2008 and just the 11th true freshman to start a season opener for the Crimson Tide since freshmen became eligible again in 1972 ... turned in an outstanding spring practice in 2009, capturing the Ray Perkins Outstanding Receiver Award ... caught four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown in the 2009 A-Day Game ... made 12 receptions in three spring scrimmages for 183 yards and three touchdowns.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Jones was SEC Freshman of the Year by the Associated Press and Sporting News ... first-team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of American and Sporting News ... the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club Freshman of the Year ... a second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press, Sporting News, league coaches and Phil Steele ... three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Western Kentucky, Tennessee and LSU) ... a Rivals.com Midseason Freshman All-American ... started at the X wide receiver ... recorded a team-high 58 receptions for 924 yards and four touchdowns ... set Alabama freshman record for receptions (58), receiving yards (924) and receiving touchdowns (4) ... passed Ozzie Newsome for the receiving yards record (374) and A.C. Carter for receptions and touchdowns ... fourth in the SEC and 59th nationally in receiving yards per game (66.0) and seventh in receptions (4.14) ... had 18 catches of 20 yards or more ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards and two punts for a 5.5 yards per return average ... 44 of his 58 receptions went for first downs or a touchdown with 11 coming on third down ... caught at least one pass in every game and at least three passes in 12 of 14 games ... had at least three catches in the final 10 games of the season ... had three 100-yard receiving games (at Tennessee, at LSU and vs. Florida) ... finished fifth with the fifth-most receptions (58) in a single season in school history ... his 924 receiving yards ranked as the fourth-best single-season mark at Alabama ... given the Offensive Achievement Award for his performance and production as an underclassman by the Alabama coaches. Clemson: Jones snagged his first career catch on an eight-yard bubble on the Crimson Tide's first drive of the year ... then hauled in his first career touchdown on a four-yard catch in the third quarter from John Parker Wilson ... finished with four catches for 28 yards and a touchdown ... averaged seven yards per reception ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Tulane: He caught one pass for 13 yards to kick start a fourth-quarter Alabama drive. Western Kentucky: Jones caught a career-best five passes for 66 yards and a touchdown ... four of Jones' catches were good for first downs ... caught a 12-yard touchdown from John Parker Wilson in the third quarter ... also connected with Wilson for a 36-yard strike down the middle of the field ... named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts. Arkansas: He caught one pass against the Razorbacks - a 25-yard touchdown strike from Wilson - for his team-leading third TD grab of the year. Georgia: Jones turned in a career outing with five catches for 94 yards and a touchdown ... the touchdown came late in the second quarter on a 22-yard fade pattern in the corner of the end zone that gave the Tide a 31-0 lead. Kentucky: He caught three passes for 52 yards ... all three receptions were good for first downs, including a 3rd and 13 catch that went for 23 yards. Mississippi: Jones snared three passes for 65 yards against the Rebels ... hauled in his first catch on a quick-hitting slant pattern that he juggled before securing the ball and then eluded defenders for a 40-yard gain early in the first quarter ... Jones then set up Alabama's first touchdown with a 25-yard catch down the sideline. Tennessee: He set a then-career high six receptions for 103 yards ... all six catches went for first downs ... set the school freshman record for single-season receiving years. Arkansas State: Jones hauled in five catches for 62 yards ... two grabs went for first downs, including one on third down that sustained a Tide scoring drive. LSU: He caught a career-high seven passes for 128 yards ... six of his receptions went for first downs, including two on third down ... his 24-yard reception over a LSU defender on Alabama's first play of overtime set the Crimson Tide up at the 1-yard line for the winning touchdown. Mississippi State: Jones hauled in three passes for 53 yards ... all three catches resulted in first downs for the Crimson Tide. Auburn: He caught at least three passes for his eighth straight game with three grabs for 36 yards ... had two third-down catches for first downs ... just missed his fifth touchdown of the year, being knocked out at the three-yard line as he battled to take his 15-yard reception into the end zone. Florida: Jones could not be contained with a single defender, drawing double-teams and combination coverages from the Gators ... scorched Florida for 124 yards on five catches, including a season-long 64-yarder on the Tide's second drive of the game ... caught four passes for first downs, including one on third down. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He produced an outstanding Sugar Bowl performance with seven receptions for 77 yards ... the seven catches equaled his career high that he originally set at LSU on Nov. 8 ... hauled in a 30-yard reception, his seventh catch of the year that went for at least 30 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a Parade All-American ... USA Today All-American ... ranked the No.1 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com ... nation's No. 2 overall prospect by ESPN ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 2) ... SuperPrep's No. 1 wide receiver nationally and No. 2 prospect overall ... ESPN.com Top 150 ... The Mobile Press-Register's Super 120 Team (No. 1) ... "Mr. Football" in the state of Alabama ... named to The Tampa Tribune's "Best of the South Team" ... SouthScout.com Stars of Alabama selection ... Gatorade Player of the Year (Alabama) ... an EA Sports first-team All-American ... Prep Nation 101 Honoree ... named to The Mobile Press-Register's Elite 18 Team (No. 1) ... five-star wide receiver by Scout.com ... rated as No. 1 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com ... the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation and the top prospect in the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com ... also called by Rivals.com as the best wide receiver in the nation "after the catch" ... rated as the No. 4 overall prospect in the nation on the Rivals.com Top 100 ... two-time All-American by Rivals.com (2006 and 2007) ... Scout.com All-American selection ... No. 2 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list ... SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 1) ... the No. 3 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV ... Rivals.com writes of Jones "Really outstanding feet for a big man. He gets out of trouble when hemmed in. He has great acceleration and can run after the catch. He shows really good concentration on deep balls. Team can use him on reverses and short routes. Hard to tackle in the open field." ... capped off high school career with six catches for 97 yards ... two-time The Birmingham News and Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State selection ... named to 2007 The Birmingham News' Super All-State Team ... named to 2007 ASWA Super 12 All-State team ... had 194 career catches for 3,287 yards and 43 touchdowns ... also added three rushing touchdowns, two kick return touchdowns, two punt returns and two fumble returns for scores ... scored 52 touchdowns in his prep career ... set Foley school record for career receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and total touchdowns ... holds the top three single-season receiving records at Foley with 75 receptions (2006), 68 receptions (2007) and 51 catches (2005) ... also holds single-season record with 1,301 yards in 2006 ... as senior, tallied 68 catches for 1,181 yards and 16 TDs ... finished the year with 18 total TDs ... led the Lions to a 12-1 record and a Region 2 title before losing to Prattville in state quarterfinals ... hauled in a career-high 75 passes for 1,306 yards and 16 TDs as a junior ... concluded the season with career-high 20 TDs ... recorded 51 receptions for 805 yards and 12 TDs as sophomore in 2005 ... an outstanding track and field athlete ... named 2006-07 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year (Alabama) ... community service projects include Santa America Foundation and local Optimist International club ... coached by Todd Watson.

JONES' CAREER STATISTICS
Receiving
Year	G-S	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	LP
2008	14-14	58	924	15.9	4	64
TOTAL	14-14	58	924	15.9	4	64