A transfer from Buffalo through Iowa, Charlie Jones transferred to Purdue to rejoin with his old travel baseball teammate, quarterback Aidan O’Connell, and was ridiculously productive in 2022 as a starter. Jones lacks some athletic ability compared to the rest of the receiver class but has shown that he can build strong chemistry with a quarterback and get on the same page.

Charlie Jones

Z WR – Purdue Boilermakers

HT: 5116
WT: 188
Year: Super Redshirt Senior
High School: Deerfield (Deerfield, IL)
Rating: 2-star (0.7675)

Projected Draft Grade: Developmental Prospect

Projection: 6th/PFA

Charlie Jones scouting notes

Pros:

• Good body control. 
• A talented route runner. Sets his routes well and has good control on his footwork to break effectively.
• Ran a very detailed route tree at Purdue. 
• Shows good nuance setting up his routes with tempo changes. Works very well to win positioning on his route. 
• Has a decent release, not great. Tries to wait until the defender is flatfooted before he makes his break, not feigning any direction with his first few chop steps. 
• Good hands. Reliable receiver overall. Creates decent catch angles. 
• Doesn’t offer a lot of RAC ability, but is good at making the first defender miss. Avoids a lot of kill shots. 

Cons:

• Average speed. Doesn’t look like he will test too well, maybe in the 4.59-4.64 range. 
• Lacks some explosion that other receivers in the class have over him. 
• Struggles to run through press. 
• Flashes the ability to make catches through contact, but not nearly consistent enough. Needs to be schemed to space to be effective. 
• Not a strong run blocker. Good enough to get the job done.