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Velus Jones Jr. accepts invite to Senior Bowl

Another Tennessee Volunteer will be headed to Mobile, Alabama for the Reese’s Senior Bowl in February, joining Alontae Taylor. Velus Jones Jr. is the latest to accept his invite to the NFL’s premier all-star game, giving him a big chance to improve his stock ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft.

The official announcement was made today.

He's coming home.

Mobile, Alabama, native @VelusJr has been dreaming of this day since childhood.@seniorbowl x #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/mmXlYvuOGG— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 1, 2021

Jones joined Tennessee ahead of the 2020 season, transferring in from USC and looking to make more of an impact offensively.