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Velus Jones Jr.
Born May 11, 1997 · College Tennessee; USC · Drafted 2022, round 3, pick 71 (CHI) · 6-0, 204 lb
EPA per carry by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHI | 9 | 9 | 103 | 1 | 11.44 | +0.237 | 66.7 | +2.1 | −0.05 | |
| 2023 | CHI | 11 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 6.38 | +0.028 | 37.5 | +0.2 | +0.05 | |
| 2024 | CHI | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | −0.173 | 33.3 | −0.5 | −0.00 | |
| 2025 | SEA | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | −0.004 | −0.082−0.147 to −0.018 | 20.0 | −0.0 | −0.00 |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.67 | −0.533 | 33.3 | −3.2 | −0.00 | |
| 2026 | SEA | 3 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 | −0.317 | −0.114−0.178 to −0.051 | 33.3 | −2.8 | +0.01 |
| Career | SEA | 28 | 33 | 225 | 1 | 6.82 | −0.031 | 41.2 | −1.0 | +0.01 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHI | 9 | 14 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 50.0 | −0.107 | +0.007−0.179 to +0.192 | 6.7 | 16.7 | −1.5 | +0.11 |
| 2023 | CHI | 11 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 57.1 | −0.218 | −0.031−0.220 to +0.157 | 2.2 | 12.4 | −1.5 | +0.01 |
| 2024 | CHI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.565 | +0.014−0.178 to +0.205 | 2.0 | -5.0 | +0.6 | +0.02 |
| 2026 | SEA | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 100.0 | −0.948 | 1.0 | -6.0 | −0.9 | −0.02 | |
| Career | SEA | 28 | 23 | 13 | 134 | 1 | 56.5 | −0.148 | 3.0 | 13.5 | −3.4 | +0.12 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHI | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CHI | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | SEA | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | SEA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | SEA | 28 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHI | 11 | 155 | 23.4 | – | – |
| 2023 | CHI | 13 | 100 | 11.8 | – | – |
| 2024 | CHI/CAR | 2 | 7 | 7.0 | – | – |
| 2025 | NO/SEA | 2 | 7 | 5.5 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 11 | 20.8 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Game logs
2026 game log (3 games)
2025 game log (4 games)
2024 game log (2 games)
2023 game log (11 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ TB | L 17–27 | 1 | -3 | 0 | −1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ KC | L 10–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs DEN | L 28–31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | −0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs MIN | L 13–19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | −0.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs LV | W 30–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ LAC | L 13–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ NO | L 17–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DET | W 28–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | +1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ CLE | L 17–20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | +2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs ARI | W 27–16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs ATL | W 37–17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (9 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ MIN | L 22–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-13 | vs WAS | L 7–12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +0.8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ DAL | L 29–49 | 2 | 33 | 0 | +3.1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ NYJ | L 10–31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs GB | L 19–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs PHI | L 20–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −5.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs BUF | L 13–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 0 | −1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ DET | L 10–41 | 1 | 13 | 0 | +0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs MIN | L 13–29 | 1 | 42 | 1 | +4.2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |