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Charlie Jones completes first-half hat trick with dominant Week 2 outing for Purdue
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Charlie Jones is a one-man wrecking crew for Purdue as he is single-handly dominating Indiana State. Jones has caught 9 receptions for 133 yards and 3 touchdowns in just one half of play, completing a hat-trick. Two of Jones’ touchdowns came in the second quarter.
Chuckie's still sizzling. 🔥
Charlie Jones continues his strong start to 2022 for @BoilerFootball. pic.twitter.com/lete3LJwne
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 10, 2022
Charlie Jones has 3️⃣ first-half TDs. 🤯
And @BoilerFootball is cruising, 35-0. pic.twitter.com/c8QuZusRua
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 10, 2022
Jones has more than half of the team’s receptions (17), 63% of the receiving yards (211), and 3 of the 4 receiving touchdowns against Indiana State. Purdue has accumulated 300 total yards against Indiana State in the first half.
In last week’s 35-31 home loss to Penn State, Jones caught 12 receptions for 153 yards and 1 touchdown. He had 8 more receptions than any of his fellow receivers and was the only receiver to account for a receiving touchdown.
Jones caught 59 receptions for 508 yards and a touchdown in the previous two seasons at Iowa.