Wide Receiver
10th Round
Minnesota
"Jones was nicknamed 'Mr. Butter' at Minnesota because he was considered to be part of the 'bread and butter' of the Gopher offense. He has fine size at 6-2 and 183 and his consistent clockings of 4.5 and 4.6 in the 40 are ample proof of his speed. Scouts particularly liked his easy motion and fluid style of running his pass routes.
He missed four games early in the 1976 season because of a damaged knee but came back in the next four games to make 12 catches for a 19.0 average-per-catch and a pair of touchdowns. As a junior, over a full season without injury, Mike had 29 receptions for 473 yards and two touchdowns and averaged 19.6 per catch. As a sophomore, he set an all-time Minnesota record by catching three touchdown passes in one game (vs. Northwestern) and also totaled 136 yards in that game. As an indication of his all-around ability, Mike was also a varsity letterman in basketball. He majored in communications.
Jones won seven letters at Central High School in his hometown of Detroit- in football, basketball and track- and was the No. 1 440-yard dash man in Michigan as a runner, winning a United States Youth Games 440-yard dash championship."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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