Charlie Jones becomes first player in over 20 years for Purdue to accomplish home touchdown pace
Charlie Jones continues to be a human cheat code for Purdue and its passing game. In Week 7, Jones became the first player for Purdue to account for 4 consecutive home games since Vinny Sutherland in 2000.
Charlie Jones is the first Purdue player to have a TD grab in 4 straight home games since Vinny Sutherland (2000).#B1Gstats pic.twitter.com/7TZJszl8pp
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) October 16, 2022
In Purdue’s 43-37 win over Nebraska, Jones caught 12 receptions for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jones has 62 receptions (2nd in the nation) for 735 yards (7th in the nation) and 9 touchdowns (tied for 2nd in the nation).
He has accounted for 4 games where he accounted for more than 130 receiving yards and 3 games where he accounted for more than 1 touchdown. In his four years playing college football, Jones has caught 101 receptions for 1,453 yards and 15 touchdowns. He spent the previous two seasons at Iowa.
Purdue will have a big test in Week 8 as the Boilermakers go on the game to take on Wisconsin.