Dwight Jones

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Burlington, N.C.
High School:
Cummings

• 2011 Second-Team All-ACC

2011 - Senior Season
Standout receiver who emerged as one of the top targets in the country as a senior • Earned second-team All-ACC honors after leading the league in receiving touchdowns (12) and total receptions (85) • Missed out on first team honors by 11 votes • Finished the season with 1,196 yards and averaged 92.0 yards per game • His 85 receptions are the fifth-highest single-season total in ACC history • Had six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown in the Independence Bowl vs. Missouri • Scored on a 22-yard pass on Carolina's first possession • Capped off the regular season with one of the best games of his career against Duke, finishing with 10 catches for 101 yards and three touchdowns • Had touchdown catches of 6, 18 and 8 yards to become the first Tar Heel to catch three scoring receptions in a game since Hakeem Nicks vs. Boston College in 2008 • Caught six catches for 105 yards against Virginia Tech • Finished with nine catches for 72 yards at NC State • Had his third 100-yard receiving game of the season against Wake Forest, finishing with six catches for a season-best 138 yards • Limited to just two catches for 16 yards at Clemson • Caught nine balls for 82 yards and a touchdown against Miami • Tallied four catches for 91 yards, including a spectacular 43-yard fourth-quarter touchdown, against Louisville • On the play, he caught a Bryn Renner pass at the 13-yard line, broke two tackles at the five and scored • Caught six balls for 93 yards and two scores at East Carolina • One of the scores at ECU was a 47-yarder he tipped to himself while avoiding coverage • Finished with seven catches for 85 yards at Georgia Tech • Scored for the third straight game after catching five passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against Virginia • Grabbed six receptions for 135 yards and a 66-yard score against Rutgers • Opened the season in style with nine catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns in the opener against James Madison.

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.

Year	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD	LP
2008	0	0	0	0	0
2009	5	21	4.2	0	16
2010	62	946	15.3	4	81
2011	85	1,196	14.1	12	66
Totals	152	2,163	14.2	16	81

Career Highs: 11 receptions at Duke (2010); 233 receiving yards at Florida State (2010); 81-yard reception at Virginia (2010); 3 touchdowns vs. Duke (2011)