Purdue Wide Receiver Charlie Jones Named 2022 AP Second-Team All-America

Jones leads the nation with 110 receptions and 1,361 yards receiving. He has also pulled in a team-high 12 touchdowns. In the team's 43-22 loss to Michigan, he set  Big Ten Championship Game records with 13 catches for 162 yards. 

The Deerfield, Ill., native holds the top spot in program history for receiving yards in a single season while ranking third in catches and is tied for fourth in touchdowns. 

Last year with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Jones caught just 21 passes for 323 yards and three touchdowns. He needed just three games to surpass those marks, which included 12 receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown against Penn State in the team's season opener.

Jones caught nine passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns in just one half of play against Indiana State. Against Syracuse in Week 3, he went for a career-high 188 yards to go along with one score, becoming the eighth player in program history to record three straight 100-yard receiving games.

He now holds the Boilermakers' single-season record for recording eight games of at least 100 yards receiving. Jones accepted an invitation to participate in the 2023 Senior Bowl after the season. 

Purdue is scheduled to take on No. 16 LSU in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Jones has not announced if he will elect to forgo the matchup. The game is set to take place one month before the Senior Bowl on Feb. 4. 

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