Jaron Tibbs

2024 AT PURDUE UNIV.: Played in all 12 games with 10 starts, totaling 305 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 25 catches... Posted a career-high 73 receiving yards in the season finale at Michigan State, which included a career-long reception of 38 yards... Had a career-high five receptions against Nebraska, while he had four catches apiece against Indiana State, Illinois, Northwestern and Michigan State... Went above 50 receiving yards at Illinois (51 yards) and against Northwestern (56 yards)... Tallied touchdown receptions against Indiana State and at Illinois. 2023 AT PURDUE UNIV.: Appeared in eight games, which included his first-career start in the season finale against Indiana in which he had season highs in receptions (3), yards (27) and long catch (14)... Also hauled in an eight-yard pass against Ohio State and a seven-yard reception at Northwestern. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Cathedral High School under head coach Bill Peebles... Regarded as the 95th-best wide receiver in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, while the organization rated him the 12th-best overall prospect in the state of Indiana... Named to the 2022 Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State Top-50 team and the 2023 City Male Athlete of the Year... A member of two state championship teams, including his junior season when he caught 10 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the title game... Tallied 910 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior... Set school record for career catches (154) and receiving yards (2,479), while he finished second in receiving touchdowns (24)... Also played basketball, averaging 13.2 points per game as a junior and 16.3 points per game as a senior as he was named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Supreme 15 senior all-state team. PERSONAL: Jaron (pronounced juh-RON) Tibbs was born February 2, 2005... Son of Ronald Tibbs and Ria Broadus... Has five siblings, Raelyn, Ronell, Brandon, Ronald and Raesa... Majoring in kinesiology.