WEEK 1 at Jacksonville (9/9):  Started at wide receiver and snared one reception for six yards in a 13-10 opening day victory … Took a reverse and scampered for 19 yards in the first quarter.

WEEK 2 vs. Indianapolis (9/16):  Started at wide receiver and led the team with five receptions for 57 yards … Hauled in a 26-yard strike over the middle in the third quarter … Kept the Titans’ second touchdown drive alive with a 10-yard grab on third-and-four in the fourth quarter.

PRO:  After recovering from a torn right anterior cruciate ligament suffered in 2005, Jones was voted by his teammates the winner of the 2006 Ed Block Courage Award for his fortitude while playing in all 16 games last season.  An explosive wideout with big play potential, Jones was Vince Young’s favorite redzone target posting a team-high four touchdown receptions and a total of 27 receptions for 384 yards.  In 2005, Jones was one of the Titans brightest rookies before his season ended abruptly due to injury.  Jones was part of a rookie group of receivers (Courtney Roby, Bo Scaife and Roydell Williams) that each recorded 20 or more receptions, making them the first since the 1968 Buffalo Bills.  He totaled 23 receptions for 299 yards with two touchdowns and returned five punts for 75 yards.  Jones’ fastest time in pre-draft workouts was a 4.38 40-yard dash, and he posted a 37-inch vertical jump.  At Oklahoma, Jones was part of a receiving corps that had three receivers drafted in the first three rounds of the 2005 NFL Draft joining Mark Clayton, (1st round 22nd overall) and Mark Bradley (2nd round 39th overall). He was taken in the third round (96th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft.

TITANS TIDBITS:
•Despite being heavily involved in sports, Brandon always found time to work. Jones’ work experience ranges from being a cook at fast food restaurants to being a security guard at the Sooners cheerleader tryouts.

•An all-around athlete, Jones was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 2001 draft following his senior year in high school.  He decided to accept a football scholarship at OU instead, but did play for the Sooner baseball team (centerfield) during his freshman and sophomore year.

• Jones labels his mother as “Supermom,” for the struggles that she went through while being a single parent and raising him and his younger brother Blake (7).  While growing up, Brandon remembers how he had to show initiative sometimes and be the man of the household.

•Before every game Jones has a ritual where he prays and his mother tells him to “break a leg.”

• After football Jones would like to finish his degree in Criminology and join the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) as an agent.  Jones also has aspirations of being an actor and a song writer once his football career has concluded.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
IN 2006, played in all 16 games with 10 starts after recovering from a right anterior cruciate ligament injury that he suffered in 2005.  Set a new career high with 27 receptions for 384 yards (14.2 avg.) and four touchdowns.  Also gained three yards on one carry. 

• At Washington (10/15), tied for team-high with three receptions for 34 yards and one touchdown.

• Against N.Y. Giants (11/26), posted four receptions for 38 yards and late in fourth quarter pulled in game tying touchdown.

• At Buffalo (12/24), tied career high with five receptions for career-high 101 yards and one touchdown.

• In season finale against New England (12/31), hauled in career long 53 yard reception.

IN 2005, prior to tearing right anterior cruciate ligament against San Francisco (11/27), Jones played in 10 games with eight starts.  He totaled 23 receptions for 299 yards with two touchdowns and returned five punts for 75 yards.  Jones, Roby, Scaife, and Roydell Williams are part of a rookie group that each recorded 20 or more receptions, making them first group since 1968 Buffalo Bills to accomplish feat.  Was inactive one game against Oakland (10/30) with knee injury and was placed on injured reserve December 2.

• At St. Louis (9/25), posted season-high five receptions for 40 yards and hauled in first career touchdown reception.

• Against Cincinnati (10/16), tied career-high with five receptions for career-high 82 yards.  Also returned two punts for 34 yards.

• Recorded two receptions for 50 yards and touchdown at Arizona (10/23).  Recorded second touchdown of season on 38-yard pass from Billy Volek.  Also returned three punts for 41 yards (long of 32).

COLLEGE:
• Played in 42 games with 20 starts at Oklahoma and totaled 82 receptions for 1,187 yards with 14 touchdowns.  Also returned seven punts for 150 yards and one kickoff for 18 yards.  Listed fourth among Oklahoma’s all-time records for touchdown receptions in career.

• As senior, played in 13 games and started eight, as Sooners advanced to BCS National Championship game.  Jones finished year with 27 receptions for 345 yards (12.8 avg.) and three TD’s. Also, returned kickoff for 18 yards.

• As junior, started 12 games and ranked second on team with career-high 46 receptions for 709 yards, (15.4 avg.) and eight touchdowns.

• As sophomore, played in 10 of 13 games while finishing season with seven catches for 117 yards (16.7 avg.) and three touchdowns. 

• As freshman, played mostly on special teams while returning seven punts for 150 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards.

• Majored in criminology.

PERSONAL:
• Single, splits time between Nashville and Texarkana, Texas.

• As a senior and junior at Liberty Eylau (Texas) High School, he was named Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-State in football. Caught 95 receptions for 2,124 yards and 22 TD’s during his career at Liberty Eylau. 

• All-State selection in baseball in high school, while posting a .350 batting average, and ran track for four years.

• In college Jones was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

• List of favorites: (Movie) “The Last Dragon,” (TV show) “Martin,” (Music artist) Kanye West, (sports team) New York Yankees, (video game) Madden Football, (food) corn dogs, (actor) Jamie Foxx, and (book) “James & The Giant Peach,” and "Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of my Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines."

• Born Brandon Jones on Oct. 6, 1982 in Texarkana, Texas.

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