(TORONTO, ONT.) – Fourth-year Acadia Axemen receiver Brian Jones is off to the Toronto Argos after being selected fourth overall in last night's CFL draft.
Jones, from Enfield, N.S., finished the 2015 AUS season first in receiving with 45 catches for 630 yards and four touchdowns.
In 2014, Jones was named AUS most valuable player. He also earned CIS all-Canadian nods in 2014 and 2015. Jones' career stats with Acadia include 113 receptions for 1,392 yards and eight touchdowns.
In the CFL's final prospect list for the 2016 draft, Jones was ranked 10th after initially being ranked 18th. At the CFL Combine in March, Jones wowed many of the CFL scouts with impressive results in most of the testing and one-on-one drills.
Jones was one of the biggest receivers in this class at the this year's CFL Combine. He was second at the national combine (and third overall) with a 10-foot-eight-inch broad jump and first at the combine (third overall) with a 4.13-second shuttle run. He finished fourth in the three-cone drill with a time of 6.92 seconds and did well with route-running and pass-catching in the one-on-one battles (as noted by the CFL Prospects List).
At six-foot-four, 230 pounds, Jones is not only an exceptional receiver but also can offer his athletic abilities on special teams and downfield blocking on offence.
"I am proud and very happy for Brian," said Axemen head coach Jeff Cummins. "He has worked very hard and wants to be great. He deserves everything he gets and the Axemen family is very happy to see our brother fulfill his dream."
Since 1953, only two other Axemen have been selected higher in the CFL draft. Legendary CFL and Acadia receiver Al Charuk was also chosen by the Argos in 1975 as the second overall pick. In 1991, defensive back and safety Dan Murphy was the Edmonton Eskimos' first-round pick—selected third overall.
Jones was the only AUS athlete chosen in this year's CFL draft.
Source: Acadia Sport Communications