Fourth-year receiver who has played in 42 games with five starts since being selected in the first round of 2005 draft … Made the switch from collegiate quarterback to NFL wide receiver as a rookie in 2005 … Career totals include 101 receptions for 1,392 yards (13.8 avg.) with 13 touchdowns along with 14 rushes for 36 yards … Has posted four 100-yard receiving games … Only third player in team history to record three-plus 100-yard games (Jimmy Smith, 46; Keenan McCardell, 19) … Ranks tied for fourth in team history with 13 receiving touchdowns … Has recorded at least four touchdowns in each of his first three seasons … Ranks fourth in franchise history with 13.8 average yards per reception … Athletic playmaker who has ability to rush and pass the football … Has played in three postseason games and has nine receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown … Ranked first in franchise postseason history with 16.4 average per reception … Led team in 2006 with a career-high 643 receiving yards on 41 receptions and four touchdowns … Surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in his 30th game, the fastest player in team history to accomplish the feat … Has completed 2 of 3 passes for 12 yards … Became the first Jaguars position player to complete two passes in his career and joined only LaBrandon Toefield and Bryan Barker as the three non-quarterbacks to complete a pass in a regular season game … Selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft … Was the fourth overall wide receiver drafted behind Braylon Edwards, Troy Williamson and Mike Williams … Ranked fifth among NFL rookies in yards (432), third in receptions (36) and second in receiving touchdowns (5) in 2005 …
Played in 12 games and finished with 24 receptions for 317 yards and four touchdowns … Marked third straight season with at least four touchdown receptions … Scored a touchdown in three of the last four regular season games … 9/16 vs. ATL: Had three receptions for 36 yards … 9/23 at DEN: Was inactive as third QB … 10/7 at KC: Recorded two receptions for 20 yards … 10/14 vs. HOU: Made three catches for 18 yards … 10/22 vs. IND: Was inactive as third QB … 10/28 at TB: Caught game-winning eight-yard touchdown pass from Quinn Gray in the fourth quarter … Was inactive on 11/11 at TEN and dressed but did not play on 11/18 vs. SD … 12/9 vs. CAR: Hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass from David Garrard in the third quarter … 12/30 at HOU: Set career-highs in regular season finale with eight receptions for 138 yards (17.3 avg.) with a long of 48 yards. Scored on a five-yard pass from Gray in the third quarter. Surpassed 100 career receptions … 1/5 at PIT: Saw limited action at WR in AFC Wild Card Game and did not record a catch … 1/12 at NE: Made three receptions for 48 yards and one touchdown in AFC Divisional Playoff Game. Hooked up with David Garrard for a 49-yard reception and an eight-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter …
Played in 14 games with a career-high four starts … Was inactive for two games with hamstring injury … Led team with 643 receiving yards along with a career-high 41 receptions for four touchdowns … Posted two 100-yard receiving games and had 13 receptions of 20-plus yards … Had career-best and team-high 15.7-yards average per reception … 9/10 vs. DAL: Led team with 71 yards receiving on five receptions in season-opener … 9/18 vs. PIT: Finished with six receptions for 73 yards in Monday night game … 11/5 vs. TEN: Led team with 66 receiving yards on three receptions with all three receptions resulting in first downs … 11/20 vs. NYG: Recorded career-long 49-yard reception from David Garrard … 11/26 at BUF: Made three-yard game-tying touchdown reception … 12/3 at MIA: Set then career-highs in receiving with six receptions for 128 yards and one touchdown, his first 100-yard game of the season. Scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Garrard … 12/17 at TEN: Had three-yard touchdown grab in starting role … 12/24 vs. NE: Finished with four receptions for a team-high 69 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown reception … 12/31 at KC: Recorded five receptions for 104 yards in season-finale ...
Played in all 16 games with one start as a rookie … Ranked third on the team with 36 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns … Ranked fifth among NFL rookies in yards, third in receptions and second in receiving touchdowns … 24 of his 36 receptions resulted in first downs … Set Jaguars rookie record with five receiving touchdowns … 9/11 vs. SEA: Had career-long rush of 25 yards in first NFL action … Scored a touchdown in back-to-back games on 10/16 at PIT and 10/30 at STL … 11/13 vs. BAL: Registered five receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. The 117 yards marked first career 100-yard game … 11/20 at TEN: Made first career start and recorded three receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown … 1/1 vs. TEN: Finished regular season with three receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown … 1/7 at NE: Caught a team-best six receptions for 94 yards with a long of 41 yards in AFC Wild Card Game. The six receptions are tied for second-most in a postseason game in team history while the 94 yards rank as the third-highest total.
Four-year letterman at quarterback … Finished career with 417 of 755 passes for 5,857 yards, 53 touchdowns and 30 interceptions … Only Clint Stoerner (57 scores, 7,422 yards, 1996-99) had more touchdown passes and more yards throwing in school history … 55.2 pass completion percentage was fifth on the school's career-record list while the 417 completions of 755 attempts both rank third in Arkansas annals … Gained 8,392 yards in total offense and was responsible for 77 touchdowns, shattering the previous Razorbacks all-time records of 7,049 yards and 62 scores by Stoerner … Rushed 382 times for 2,535 yards and 24 touchdowns, topping the old SEC career-record of 2,280 yards on the ground by John Bond of Mississippi State (1980-83) … His 2,535 yards rank sixth among all players on Arkansas' all-time record list … In 2003 set school season and career rushing records for quarterback, totaling 633 yards with eight touchdowns on 89 carries, while connecting on 132 of 230 passes for 1,917 yards, 18 touchdowns and only seven interceptions … All-Conference second-team honors as a quarterback by the league's coaches … As a senior completed 151 of 264 passes for a career-high 2,073 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed 83 times for 622 yards and six scores … Completed 132 of 230 passes for 1,917 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … Started all 14 games with 13 of those starting nods coming at quarterback as a sophomore … Completed 122 of 234 passes for 1,592 yards and 16 touchdowns … Majored in education.
Single … Lives in Van Buren, Ark. … Attended Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.) High as a senior … All-Arkansas and All-State quarterback who completed 62 of 137 passes for 830 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior and earned 939 yards and 13 touchdowns on 105 rushing attempts … Ranked in the top five in the state in punt returns … Spent the first three years of his prep career at Van Buren (Ark.) High … Split time as a junior between quarterback and wide receiver, recording 520 receiving yards and five touchdowns on 22 catches … Finalist for McDonald's All-America honors in basketball … As a junior in basketball, broke former All-America basketball player Corliss Williamson's conference record for season scoring average (24.5 points per game) … Avid hunter and fisherman … Enjoys reading to elementary students … Participated in Designs from the Heart home visit in 2006 … Supports and attends team sponsored events including Operation Blessing, Jaguars annual Taste of the NFL dinner, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Playbooks reading initiative and Jaguars readers party … Supports the charitable efforts of his teammate … Participated in youth football camps as a rookie in 2005 … Attended annual Jaguars food drive … Full name: Matthew Jones.