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Lane's Jones drawing attention

Baltimore Ravens
02/19/2007 7:52 AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Clark Atlanta coach Ted Bahhur knows all about WR Jacoby Jones. NFL scouts know him, too. "The kid is the real deal," Bahhur said. "You are talking about an athletic receiver; he has some moves." Jones will be on display this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Jones, from Lane College in Jackson, Tenn., is being billed as this season's WR Marques Colston. He's 6 feet 4, 208 pounds, and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds. Colston, a seventh-round pick last season by the Saints from Hosftra, went on to make most all-rookie teams. Jones' presence on the NFL radar screen started to grow after he kept scorching Division I-A defensive backs at the Shrine Bowl all-star game. Read more