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    83  Dwight Jones
    Dwight Jones

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Burlington, N.C.

    High School:
    Cummings/Hargrave M.A.

    Height / Weight:
    6-4 / 225

    Position:
    Wide Receiver

    Birthdate:
    01/01/1989


    01/15/2012

    Senior Bowl Selects Four Tar Heels

    Coples, Powell, Brown & Jones to represent UNC in Mobile

    12/28/2011

    Extra Points: Turning The Page

    Multi-dimensional Missouri pounds Heels, puts period on final chapter.

    12/26/2011

    Tigers Top Tar Heels, 41-24, in Independence Bowl

    Bryn Renner threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns.

    12/25/2011

    Carolina Meets Missouri In I-Bowl Monday

    UNC is looking for its second bowl victory in a row.

    12/13/2011

    Tar Heels Named To Phil Steele's All-ACC Team

    Ten Carolina players named all-conference.

    12/26/2011

    UNC vs. Missouri - AP Photo Gallery

    UNC vs. Missouri - AP Photo Gallery

    11/26/2011

    North Carolina vs. Duke - 11/26/11

    AP photos from today's game

    11/17/2011

    UNC vs. Virginia Tech - AP Photo Gallery

    UNC vs. Virginia Tech - AP Photo Gallery

    10/29/2011

    UNC vs. Wake Forest - AP Photo Gallery

    UNC vs. Wake Forest - AP Photo Gallery

    10/08/2011

    North Carolina vs. Louisville :: Oct. 8, 2011 (AP Photos)

    North Carolina vs. Louisville :: Oct. 8, 2011 (AP Photos)

    • 2011 All-ACC Candidate
    • 2011 Biletnikoff Award Candidate

    Talented receiver who had a breakout season as a junior • Should contend for all-conference honors as a senior • Has good size and great hands.

    2010 - Junior Season
    Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after finishing the season with team highs of 62 receptions and 946 yards • His 62 receptions tie for the fifth-best single-season mark in school history and his 946 yards are also fifth in school history •Averaged 72.8 yards per game, good for fourth in the league • Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts • Had five catches for 51 yards, including a long of 16, in the Music City Bowl win over Tennessee • Had a career-high 11 catches for 121 yards in the win at Duke, his fourth 100+ yard effort of the season • Finished with five receptions for 54 yards against NC State • Had a 4-yard catch against Virginia Tech • Caught eight balls for a career-high 233 yards and a touchdown in the win at Florida State • His 233 receiving yards were the second-most in a single game in school history • Had two catches of over 50 yards against the Seminoles, including a 67-yard touchdown • Finished with nine catches for 107 yards in the win over William & Mary • Caught four passes for 74 yards at Miami • Had seven receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Virginia • Scored an 81-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, just 17 seconds into the game, which was the ninth-longest pass play in school history • Added a 20-yard touchdown later in the game • Caught a 4-yard pass against Clemson • Had three catches for 35 yards and his first career touchdown against East Carolina • Finished with four receptions for 43 yards at Rutgers • Caught a 10-yard pass against Georgia Tech • Had three catches for 12 yards against LSU.

    2009 - Sophomore Season
    Saw action in seven games and had five catches for 21 yards • Caught one pass vs. Pitt for a loss of a yard in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Had two catches for 15 yards, including a career-best 16-yarder against Duke • Caught two passes for seven yards against Georgia Southern.

    2008 - Freshman Season
    Played against Virginia, NC State and Georgia Tech • Did not have a reception.

    Cummings High School/Hargrave Military Academy
    Attended Hargrave Military Academy in 2007-08 • SuperPrep High School All-America • Parade All-America • Considered the No. 1 player in North Carolina and the No. 4 wide receiver in the country by Rivals • Considered the No. 22 player in the country regardless of position by Rivals • Ranked the No. 1 player in North Carolina and the No. 11 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 3 wide receiver in the country by PrepStar • Member of recruiting analyst Tom Lemming's All-America team • Member of North Carolina's Shrine Bowl team • Four-year starter at Cummings, four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-area selection • Also played defensive back his first two seasons • Had 112 receptions, 2,315 yards and 20 TDs over the last two seasons, including 67 for 1,396 yards and 12 TDs as a senior to help his team to the state 2-A title • Caught 45 passes for 919 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior • Had nine interceptions as a freshman • Coached by Steve Johnson at Cummings High School and Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy • Also played basketball and led Cummings to two state titles.

    Personal
    Son of Deborah and Dwight Jones Sr. • Born Jan. 1, 1989 • Favorite TV show is "Family Guy" • Listens to music before each game • Would run the realty TV show "The Amazing Race" with his mom • Would like to visit Africa • Favorite NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons • Afro-American studies major.