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WR Charlie Jones tabbed in 4th round by Bengals

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(USA Today)

Charlie Jones is a Cincinnati Bengal.

The Purdue receiver was tabbed in the fourth round of the draft with the 131st pick. Jones is the first Boilermaker picked in the 2023 draft. The last Purdue player selected by Cincinnati was LB Markus Bailey in 2020.

Jones made his one season at Purdue count after transferring from Iowa, making 110 catches for 1,361 yards, Big Ten-leading totals. His 110 grabs led the nation, and Jones also made 12 TD catches. He had at least 100 receiving yards in eight games and at least 10 receptions in six.

The 6-0, 188-pound Jones was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media and coaches and was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Year for the Hawkeyes. He was named a consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten return man last season and subsequently wowed scouts at the Combine by running a 4.43 40-yard dash

Jones, who began his career at Buffalo, missed out on becoming the third Purdue player to earn the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year award. David Bell took the honor last season. Rondale Moore won it in 2018. Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison, Jr. won the receiver award in 2022.

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