RB · #33 · Seattle Seahawks · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Velus Jones Jr.

TYPE Committee back
ROLE a special-teams player
CLASS 2022 · R3 P71
EXP 4 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH KR2

Call locked

Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Velus Jones Jr. was an RB for SEA, age 29.3, 4 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 8 he had played 6 games on 4% of snaps; his line was 9.3 rush yards a game, 3 carries a game and -0.3 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 39 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (hamstring 2, illness 1, knee 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

Velus Jones Jr. is a special-teams player at kick returner for SEA — 53% of the kicking snaps over 6 weeks. His team named him inactive in week 8. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Rush yds / game9.3 range 0.0–20
wk 5–7 · 3 games
Carries / game3.0 range 0.0–5.0
wk 5–7 · 3 games
Rec yds / game-0.3 range -1.0–0.0
wk 5–7 · 3 games · below most of his peers
Snap share4.5% range 0–13
wk 1–7 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

0%wk 1
0%wk 3
3%wk 4
0%wk 5
11%wk 6
13%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	1

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 8	hamstring	1	Out
2025 · wk 2	knee	1	—
2023 · wk 14	illness	1	Questionable
2022 · wk 1	hamstring	4	Doubtful

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 7 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×2

2022

hamstring · 4w

2023

illness · 1w

2025

knee · 1w

2026

hamstring · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
doubtful
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	RB5 · 4% snaps
Season	2026 · 6 games through wk 8
Per game	9.3 rush yards · 3 carries · -0.3 receiving yards
Type	Committee back
Career	4 seasons · 39 games before 2026
Injuries	4 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 8
Bio	age 29.3 · 4 seasons' experience · drafted round 3

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Velus Jones Jr. is an RB who went to Tennessee and USC and was drafted by CHI in 2022, in round 3, with the 71st overall pick. He has 4 years of experience, is 72 inches and 204 lb, and was 29.5 at the start of the week. He has had snaps in 6 weeks this season and has held a small role this season and over the last four weeks. Since 2023 he has had 1 hamstring episode, 1 illness episode, and 1 knee episode.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Position	RB	nflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
College	Tennessee; USC	nflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft year	2022	nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft round	3	nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft pick overall	71	nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Drafted by	CHI	nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Years of experience	4	nflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Height (inches)	72	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weight (lb)	204	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	29.5	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Position group	RB (offense)	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	6	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps this season	a small role	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	a small role	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hamstring	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: illness	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Tue Nov 3 · 7:23 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a special-teams player at kick returner — 53% of the kicking snaps over 6 weeks
Listed on the depth chart	second at kick returner
Last week	He did not dress last week
Snaps played	5% a week on average over 6 weeks, 13% at his highest, 53% on special teams
Build	6 ft 0 in · 204 lb
College	Tennessee; USC
Drafted	2022, round 3 pick 71, by CHI
Age	29-31 at the season's start
Experience	4 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last week	His team said	Our call	Played
Week 8	Out	SIT	no

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list (hamstring). We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the rest of his team's report.