- Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 5/13/24 after playing with Buffalo (2017-19), Las Vegas (2019-21) and Jacksonville (2022-23).
- In his first seven seasons (2017-23), appeared in 104 games (67 starts) during the regular season and had 287 receptions for 3,028 yards and 18 TDs. Also played four postseason contests (three starts) and had 20 receptions for 238 yards and two TDs.
- Has made the postseason with all three teams he has played for in his NFL career.
- After posting 12 TD catches in his first 90 career games, enters 2024 with six TD receptions in his last 14 games played.
- Has three career games with 100+ receiving yards and three outings with multiple TD catches.
- Left East Carolina University owning the FBS career (399) and single-season (158 in 2016) records for receptions. Jones (4,279) also became just the 19th player in FBS history to surpass 4,000 career receiving yards.
- Father, Robert Jones, played linebacker for 10 seasons (1992-2001) in the NFL with the Cowboys, Rams, Dolphins and Commanders, and was a three-time Super Bowl champion with Dallas. Brother, Cayleb Jones, also played in the NFL with the Vikings and Eagles. His uncle (mom's brother) is Jeff Blake, who played QB in the NFL for 14 seasons (1992-2005), including in 2003 as the Cardinals starter.
Originally selected by Buffalo in the second round (37th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and was traded from Buffalo to Las Vegas on 10/8/19. Signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent on 3/17/22. Released by Jacksonville on 4/30/24 and signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 5/13/24.
2023: In his second season with the Jaguars, started seven-of-nine games played and totaled 34 receptions for 321 yards and two TDs … started the season-opener @ Ind (9/10) and had five catches for 55 yards and a TD; marked the second time in three seasons he had a TD grab in a season-opener; caught a 14-yard TD from Trevor Lawrence in the 2nd quarter to give the Jaguars a 14-7 lead … returned after missing two games and caught a six-yard TD pass in the first quarter that gave the Jaguars an 8-0 lead in the 1st quarter … finished the season with at least five receptions in each of his final four games played, catching 21 total passes in those contests.
2022: Had a breakout season in his first year with Jacksonville, starting 15-of-16 games played and establishing career highs in receptions (82) and receiving yards (823) while adding five TD catches … his five TD receptions more than doubled the total from his previous three seasons combined (two from 2019-21) … had a career-high two games of 100+ receiving yards and six outings with 60+ yards … posted his first two career outings with 10+ receptions …. also started both postseason contests, putting up 13 receptions for 157 yards and a TD … started in his Jaguars debut and totaled six catches for 65 yards @ Was (9/11) … recorded his first career outing with double-digit receptions and his first TD with the Jaguars @ LAC (9/25), finishing with 10 catches for 85 yards and a TD; scored the Jaguars first TD of the game and gave them a 13-0 lead with a 14-yard TD catch from Trevor Lawrence … set career highs for receptions (11) and receiving yards (145) and scored the game-winning two-point conversion in a thrilling 28-27 win vs. Bal (11/27); in a game that featured eight lead changes, Jones helped seal the victory on the Jaguars game-winning drive late in the 4th quarter; on a crucial 3rd-6 from the Baltimore 39-yard line with 36 seconds remaining, hauled in a 29-yard pass from Lawrence to set up a TD on the next play; still trailing by one point with 14 seconds remaining, Jones caught the game-winning two-point conversion to cap the drive … in a two-game span in Weeks 14-15, put up a combined 186 yards and four TDs; total included a career outing in a come-from-behind 40-34 victory vs. Dal (12/18) in which he had six catches for 109 yards and a career-high three TDs; with the Jaguars trailing 27-10 with under four minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter, hauled in his second TD catch of the game on a 59-yard pass from Lawrence to pull Jacksonville to within 10 points; it marked the longest catch of his career and longest pass play for the Jaguars that season; two drives later, gave the Jaguars their first lead of the game (31-27) with a three-yard TD reception … in his third-ever postseason contest, and first as a member of the Jaguars, caught eight passes for 74 yards and a TD in the Wild Card victory vs. LAC (1/14/23); helped Jacksonville overcome a 27-0 deficit for a 31-30 win; hauled in his second-ever postseason TD with a 39-yard pass from Lawrence in the 3rd quarter that pulled the Jaguars to within 10 points (30-20) … followed up with five catches for a team-high 83 yards in the Divisional Round loss @ KC (1/21/23).
2021: In his final season with the Raiders, appeared in all 17 games for the first time in his career (nine starts) and finished the regular season with 47 receptions for 546 yards and a TD … also started the Raiders lone postseason contest … in a season-opening 33-27 victory vs. Bal (9/13), caught two passes for 46 yards and a TD; walked off the contest with his first ever game-winning TD catch (and first-ever OT TD) when he hauled in a 33-yard TD pass from Derek Carr on the Raiders second possession in OT … had a season-long 43-yard pass on his lone reception vs. Phi (10/24) … caught at least three passes in each of the final seven regular season contests, including six outings with at least five catches; had 22 catches for 264 yards in the Raiders four-game winning streak to end the regular season … had his first career 100-yard outing with eight catches for 120 yards in a 23-20 win @ Ind (1/2/22) … helped the Raiders earn a 35-32 OT victory in the regular season finale vs. LAC (1/9/22), setting up the game-winning FG with a critical 11-yard catch on a 3rd-n-6 from the Raiders 44-yard line … in his second-ever postseason game, finished with five receptions for 61 yards and his first postseason TD in the Wild Card loss @ Cin (1/5/22).
2020: In his first full season with the Raiders, appeared in all 16 games (two starts) and finished with 14 receptions for 154 yards and a TD … caught his first pass of the season vs. NO (9/21), which went for a 15-yard TD; marked his first TD as a member of the Raiders … followed up with three receptions for 32 yards @ NE (9/27) … had a season-high four receptions for 32 yards vs. Buf (10/4) … helped spur a game-winning TD drive late in the 4th quarter @ Den (1/3/21), hauling in a season-long 37-yard catch to start a drive that ended in a TD six plays later to gave the Raiders a 32-31 victory.
2019: Started nine-of-15 games played with the Bills and Raiders and totaled 27 receptions for 216 yards … played five games (two starts) with Buffalo and had seven catches for 69 yards before being traded to Las Vegas on 10/8 … appeared in 10 games (seven starts) with the Raiders, adding 20 receptions for 147 yards; caught multiple passes in seven of 10 games played with Las Vegas … had two receptions in the Bills season-opening 17-16 win @ NYJ (9/8), including a critical 20-yard reception on the Bills game-winning drive in the 4th quarter … had two receptions for a season-high 33 yards in a 21-17 win vs. Cin (9/22) … made his Raiders debut @ Hou (10/27) and finished with two catches for 27 yards … made his first start with Las Vegas in a 31-24 win vs. Det (11/3) and had three catches for 21 yards.
2018: Had his best season with the Bills, starting 15-of-16 games and finishing with team highs in receptions (56), receiving yards (652) yards and TD receptions (seven); his seven TD catches also marked a career high … recorded multiple catches in 14 games, including 12 outings with at least three receptions and five games with at least five catches … after posting two TD catches in the first 11 games, ended the season by hauling in five TDs in the final five contests; tied Falcons All-Pro WR Julio Jones for the most TD receptions in the NFL over the season's final five weeks; his five TDs in December marked the second-most in franchise history in the month of December … caught TD passes from three different QBs (Josh Allen, Matt Barkley and Nathan Peterman) … started in the season opener for the second consecutive season and totaled three catches for 26 yards @ Bal (9/9) … finished with two catches for 63 yards vs. LAC (9/16), including a season-long 57-yard catch to help set up a Bills FG just prior to halftime … started @ Hou (10/14) and tallied three receptions for 35 yards and his first TD of the season; caught a 16-yard TD pass from Peterman in the 4th quarter to give the Bills a 13-10 lead … had six receptions for 55 yards vs. NE (10/29) … led the team with then-career highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (93) while adding his second TD catch of the season @ NYJ (11/11); capped a 12-play drive at the end of the 3rd quarter with an eight-yard TD catch from Barkley … recorded his first career multi-TD performance with four receptions for 67 yards and two TDs @ Mia (12/2); was responsible for both of the Bills TDs in the contest; had a 15-yard TD catch from Allen in the 2nd quarter and a 25-yarder in the 4th quarter, marking his first two career TD catches from the then-rookie QB … totaled five catches for 67 yards and a TD @ NE (12/23) … posted his second multi-TD effort in the span of five games in a 42-17 win vs. Mia (12/30) in the season finale: finished the contest with six receptions for 93 yards and two TDs; had TD catches of 18 and 26 yards from Allen in the contest.
2017: Played 15 games (10 starts) as a rookie with the Bills and also made his postseason debut … finished the regular season with 27 catches for 316 yards and two TDs … started his NFL debut and helped the Bills to a 21-12 victory vs. NYJ (9/10); first career catch was a 21-yard reception on the Bills second offensive series of the year … totaled a season-high six receptions for 53 yards and his first career TD @ NYJ (11/2); TD came on a 10-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor … after missing a game, returned to action with four receptions for a season-high 68 yards @ LAC (11/19) … the following week, caught three passes for 33 yards in a 16-10 win @ KC (11/26); added his second career TD when he gave the Bills an early 7-0 lead on an 11-yard pass from Taylor … had two catches for 25 yards in the season finale @ Mia (12/31) … made his postseason debut in the Wild Card matchup vs. Jax (1/7/18) and finished the contest with two receptions for 20 yards.
Played four seasons (2013-16) at East Carolina and appeared in 50 games (41 starts) … left the school having set FBS, American Athletic Conference and school records for receptions in a season (158 in 2016) and receptions in a career (399) … also left ECU ranking 13th on the all-time NCAA (FBS) receiving yardage list (4,279) while becoming just the 19th player in FBS history with 4,000+ career receiving yards … totaled 23 TD catches in his college career … as a senior in 2016, named one of three finalists for the 2016 Biletnikoff Award (best receiver in college football) and earned first-team All-American honors from ESPN and second-team honors from the Associated Press … played in 12 games and finished with 158 receptions for 1,746 yards and eight TDs; his 158 receptions represent an FBS all-time single-season record while his 1,746 receiving yards ranked second in the nation … in ECU's third game of the season (9/17 @ South Carolina) Jones established a school single-game record with 22 receptions … as a junior in 2015, started all 12 games and earned second-team All-AAC honors after catching 98 passes for 1,099 yards and five TDs … became just the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a single season … ranked fourth nationally in receptions per game (8.2), 18th in receiving yards per game (91.6) and 25th in overall receiving yards … as a sophomore in 2014, ranked second on the team in receptions (81), third in receiving yards (830) and receiving yards per game (63.8) ... ranked among AAC leaders in receptions (3rd), receptions per game (3rd), all-purpose yards (4th/1,315 yards/101.2 ypg), receiving yards (4th) and receiving yards per game (7th) … as a true freshman in 2013, played all 13 games and earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors after catching 62 passes for 604 yards and five TDs … first-ever college catch was a four-yard TD reception vs. Old Dominion (8/31) in his college debut.
Full name is Isaiah Avery Jones, but goes by Zay … attended Stephen F. Austin (TX) High School where he earned first-team all-district (15-5A) honors as both a wide receiver and kick returner as a senior in 2012 … hauled in 77 passes for 798 yards and 10 TDs in his final two prep seasons … also lettered in track & field, winning the district triple-jump championship and competing in the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams … earned a degree in Communications … among his academic achievements at ECU were a spot on the Honor Roll, Dean's List accolades and also a spot on the Capitol One Academic All-District first-team.
