Player Profile - Cedric Jones #8

Cedric Jones #8

Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183
Year: Senior
Previous school: Ware County
Hometown: Waycross, Ga

Career Highlights

2008: Led Valdosta State in receiving for the third straight season, despite battling injury the first two games of the year ... Finished the season with a team-high 57 receptions for 551 yards ... Started the year with two catches for 49 yards and a touchdown, his only score of the year, against Fort Valley State on Aug. 23 ... Missed the Newberry game on Aug. 30 ... Didn't start the FVSU contest nor against Ouachita Baptist Sept. 20, but was a part of the starting line-up for VSU's final nine games of the year ... Caught nine passes for 65 yards at Henderson State Oct. 11 ... Tallied a season-high 69 yards, on seven receptions, in the Ouachita Baptist game ... Also had seven receptions, for 58 yards, at West Alabama Sept. 27 ... Only touchdown of the year came on a season-long 40 yard catch ... Recorded at least three catches in 10 of his 11 games, including six for 54 yards at North Alabama in the NCAA Division II playoffs ... Finished with five receptions against Delta State Oct. 2, versus Harding Oct. 18 and against Carson-Newman in the playoffs Nov. 15 ... Finished the year fourth in the Valdosta State career record books in receptions, fifth in receiving yards and eighth in touchdowns.

2007: Earned All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association (first-team), Football Gazette (first-team), Daktronics (second-team) and D2football.com (second-team) ... Was Football Gazette's Receiver-of-the-Year ... Played in all 14 games, with only non-start coming at Southern Arkansas Oct. 6 after getting shook up on the opening kickoff ... Caught 102 passes, the second-most in a single season ever by a Blazer ... Registered 1,171 yards receiving, the third-best season ever by a VSU player ... Also had 10 touchdowns on the year, the 11th best season in school history ... Returned 14 kickoffs for 256 yards ... Caught a personal-best 14 passes for 135 yards at Arkansas Tech Sept. 22 ... Tallied 100 or more yards receiving four times, including a season-best 145 on nine receptions versus North Alabama Oct. 27 ... Registered eight catches, 132 yards and a season-high two touchdowns at Fort Valley State Sept. 8 ... Also had two touchdowns against North Alabama in the playoffs Dec. 1 ... Registered 127 yards and a touchdown on six catches against West Georgia Nov. 8 ... Finished the season ranked 30th nationally in receiving yards per game with 83.6 and was eight in receptions per game with 7.5 ... After just two seasons, stands seventh on the VSU career charts in receptions (79 out of first), fifth in receiving yards (1,656 out of first), and eighth in touchdowns (30 out of first, 14 out of second) ... Was named first-team All-GSC.

2006: Made an immediate impact on the Valdosta State program as he led the team in receptions and receiving yards ... Tallied 66 receptions and 911 total yards while catching eight touchdowns ... His 6.6 receptions per game and 91.1 receiving yards per game were both tops in the Gulf South Conference ... Was named Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year, just the third Blazer to earn the honor, while also being named to the All-GSC First Team ... Twice caught nine balls in a game, at Delta State Oct. 12 and at North Alabama Oct. 28 ... Recorded 156 yards on seven catches at Albany State Sept. 2 while tallying 151 yards in the DSU contest ... Tallied eight receptions, 90 yards and two touchdowns versus Southern Arkansas Oct. 7 while tallying eight catches, 96 yards and a pair of scores in the season finale at West Georgia Nov. 9 ... Played in all 10 games, making seven starts ... Never caught fewer than four passes in a game while finding the end zone in six different affairs ... Earned first-team Daktronics All-Southeast Region honors.

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