Player Information
Quintorris Lopez Jones was born on February 3, 1989 and graduated from Foley (AL) High School. He enrolled at Alabama as one of the premier recruits in the country. He led the team in receptions all three seasons, including as a true freshman where he had 58 catches for 924 yards (15.9 avg) and 4 touchdowns. He earned second team All-SEC honors and was the SEC Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, he was limited somewhat due to bruised knee, but still led the team with 43 catches for 596 yards (13.9 avg) and 4 touchdowns. Bounced back as a junior with 78 catches for 1133 yards (14.5 avg) and 7 touchdowns, earning 1st team All-SEC honors despite playing with a broken hand through the second half of the season. During his career at Alabama, he also rushed for 139 yards on 10 carries (13.9 avg) and 2 scores, along with returning 12 punts for 130 yards (10.8 avg) and 7 kickoffs for 162 yards (23.1 avg). He elected to forgo his senior season at Alabama and enter the 2011 NFL Draft, where he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (6th overall).
Career Statistics
| RECEIVING | RUSHING | |||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Att. | Yds | TD |
| 2011 | ATL | 13 | 13 | 54 | 959 | 17.8 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 0 |
Transactions
Signed by Falcons on July 28, 2011.
Contract details
Signed a four-year deal worth $16.2 million, all of which is guaranteed. Team has an option to reinstate a fifth year of the deal by paying him the average salary of the Top Ten wide receivers in the league.