Jacoby Jones was one of the best receivers in Houston Texans history

It’s been a sad time for the Houston Texans faithful. One of our own, Jacoby Jones, has passed away. The news broke on July 14th that Jones had been a member of the Texans for five seasons, and immediately people started posting and commenting about their connection to the former wide receiver. Texans all-time defensive end JJ Watt recently spoke about what Jones meant to Watt.

Former coach John Harbaugh also paid tribute to the NFL player who spent nine years in the country. Jones, a Louisiana native, started out at Marion Abramson High School and went on to Tulane University. From there, he was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Texans.

He spent his first five seasons with the Texans before being released by the club and later signing with the Baltimore Ravens. During his time with the Ravens, he enjoyed his greatest career success. He reached the Pro Bowl as a return specialist in 2012, helping the Ravens win the Super Bowl that season.

After three seasons in Baltimore, he moved on and played for short periods with the Pittsburgh Steelers and then the San Diego Chargers (now the Los Angeles Chargers).

While his career is impressive in its own right, fans may not realize that he is arguably one of the best wide receivers in the entire history of Houston Texans football. Yes, the franchise is only 22 years old, so there isn’t a ton of talent to choose from, but we still think Jones is an all-time talent when we look at his contemporaries. So much so that in our upcoming and currently unpublished list of the top 20 wide receivers in Houston Texans history, we have Jones at number nine.

During his career with the Texans, he accumulated 1,741 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. But that’s not all. As a returner, a role he played well for Houston, Jones was a true Pro Bowl talent. During his career with Houston, he accumulated 1,820 punt return yards and 1,420 kick return yards. He scored four additional touchdowns as a returner.

Overall, including rushing yards, Jones has accumulated 5,091 total yards and 15 total touchdowns as a member of the Texans club.

Jones was only 40 years old and will be greatly missed by all Texans fans.