Velus Jones Jr. Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- May 11, 1997 (27)
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Drafted
- 2022 / Rd. 3 / Pk. 71 (CHI)
- College
- Tennessee
Season Logs
Game Logs
Velus Jones Jr. News
Chicago Bears wide receiver/return man Velus Jones Jr. should only benefit from the new kickoff rules in the NFL that will start for the 2024 season. "How it pertains to our team, you can only think about a guy like Velus Jones. Great example," special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said. "A guy like that with his type of skill set, with the speed and the power that he has, and he's coming full speed ahead at you, it's like a damn freight train running at you." Jones' average of 27.4 yards per return trails only Keisean Nixon over the last two years. He hasn't worked out as a punt returner and also hasn't had much of a role in the offense since entering the league in 2022, but the 27-year-old's size/speed combo could come in handy for the Bears on kickoffs this year. The Bears could also use running back Khalil Herbert on kickoffs.
Chicago Bears wide receivers Velus Jones Jr. (illness) and Tyler Scott (hamstring) are officially active for Week 14 versus the Detroit Lions. They had been listed as questionable. Jones has been disappointing in his second pro season, amassing just three catches for nine yards. Meanwhile, Scott has 10 catches for 81 yards. Neither player belongs on the fantasy radar this Sunday.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. caught one of his two targets for 28 yards and added a 42-yard rushing touchdown in a 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. Jones did an impressive job staying inbounds on his touchdown run, which came on an end-around in the second quarter. The 2022 third-round pick wraps up his rookie season with seven catches for 107 yards and a touchdown while he added another 103 yards and a score on the ground across 12 games. The Bears will certainly be looking for more out of Jones heading into 2023, although wide receiver is a position that the team is likely to address in the offseason.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
KR | Velus Jones Jr. |
QB | Caleb Williams |
Tyson Bagent | |
RB | D'Andre Swift |
Khalil Herbert | |
FB | Khari Blasingame |
LWR | Keenan Allen |
RWR | Rome Odunze |
Dante Pettis | |
SWR | DJ Moore |
Tyler Scott | |
TE | Cole Kmet |
Gerald Everett | |
LT | Braxton Jones |
Kiran Amegadjie | |
LG | Teven Jenkins |
Matt Pryor | |
C | Coleman Shelton |
Ryan Bates | |
RG | Nate Davis |
Ja'Tyre Carter | |
RT | Darnell Wright |
Larry Borom |
FS | Kevin Byard |
Elijah Hicks | |
LDE | Montez Sweat |
Austin Booker | |
LDT | Gervon Dexter Sr. |
Michael Dwumfour | |
RDT | Andrew Billings |
Zacch Pickens | |
RDE | DeMarcus Walker |
Dominique Robinson | |
LOLB | T.J. Edwards |
Daniel Hardy | |
MLB | Tremaine Edmunds |
Micah Baskerville | |
ROLB | Jack Sanborn |
Noah Sewell | |
LCB | Jaylon Johnson |
Terell Smith | |
SS | Jaquan Brisker |
Jonathan Owens | |
RCB | Tyrique Stevenson |
Jaylon Jones | |
NB | Kyler Gordon |
Josh Blackwell |
LS | Patrick Scales |
K | Cairo Santos |
P | Tory Taylor |