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Jonathan M. Alexander

Bills take East Carolina WR Zay Jones

The Buffalo Bills selected East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones with the No. 37 pick in the second round of the NFL draft.

Jones, a 6-2, 201-pound wide receiver set the NCAA record for most receptions in his career (399). He made 158 catches during his senior season in 2016, which was a NCAA single-season record. Those catches went for 1,746 yards and eight touchdowns.

During the NFL combine, Jones ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds. His vertical was 36.5 inches.

Jones went a little higher than some expected. CBS's mock draft had Jones being drafted late in the second round with the No. 64 pick. The Carolina Panthers hold that pick. ESPN's Mel Kiper rated Jones one of the best players available in the second round.

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