Jowon Briggs

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022: All-ACC First-Team... Started all 13 games at nose tackle, anchoring a defense that ranked fifth nationally in yards per play allowed (4.61)...Finished with 60 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks en route to All-AAC First Team honors...Capped the season with three tackles in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl against Louisville...Totaled seven stops against Tulane in the regular season finale...Had one tackle with a half-tackle for loss at Temple...Totaled five tackles against ECU...Tallied a season-best nine tackles against Navy, neutralizing the Midshipmen's triple-option rushing attack...Had two stops at UCF...Made seven tackles at SMU and two stops versus USF...Tallied six tackles and 1.5 sacks at Tulsa...Recorded five stops and a half-tackle for loss against Indiana...Made two stops and a TFL versus Miami (Ohio)...Dominated Kennesaw State with eight tackles...Opened the season with three stops at Arkansas...Married father of two who already has a degree. 

2021: Appeared in all 14 games, starting five of the final six, including the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic where he had one tackle against No. 1 Alabama...Played previous two seasons at Virginia, starting 14 games and earning Midseason Freshman All-American honors in 2019 by ESPN...Finished season with 43 tackles, including four TFLs and three sacks...Ranked second among UC defensive lineman in stops...Had a season-high seven tackles at East Carolina...Also had six stops against Miami and SMU...Had sacks against Tulane, ECU and Houston, the first of which being a 16-yard loss, among four TFL for the season...Also a talented singer, including serving as a tenor in the UVA University Singers ensemble...Transferred to Cincinnati following the 2020 regular season.

— at Virginia —

2020: Started seven of UVA’s games … made two stops and notched 1.0 sack in season-opening win over Duke … made two stops and 1.0 tackle for loss at No. 1 Clemson … made one stop against NC State … made four tackles and 2.0 sacks at Wake Forest … made four tackles at No. 11 Miami notched three tackles in win over No. 15 North Carolina. 2019 – Appeared in 13 of UVA’s 14 games with seven starts … made collegiate debut at Pitt in the season opener … became only the fifth UVA freshman defensive lineman (true or redshirt) since 1986 to start a season opener … part of UVA’s run-stop game, helping limit Pitt to only 78 rushing yards on 30 carries (2.6 ypr) … made six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against William & Mary … made two tackles in UVA’s win over Florida State … made a stop at No. 10 Notre Dame … made two tackles and shared a tackle for loss at Miami … made four tackles at Louisville … notched first career sack on the game’s first play at North Carolina … finished the game against the Tar Heels with four tackles...2019 – ESPN.com midseason freshman All-American … FWAA preseason freshman All-American … 247Sports.com preseason freshman All-American.

High school: Played defensive tackle at Walnut Hills High School for head coach Gerry Beauchamp… selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game at Camping World Stadium … a first-team all-state honoree after making 54 tackles and six sacks … named the ECC’s Defensive Player of the Year … earned first-team SWO District … as a junior he made 47 tackles, three sacks and was named first-team All-ECC and second-team All-SWO District … also was a thrower on the track & field team … squats over 700 pounds … an ESPN Top 300 recruit … rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … rated the No. 60 overall recruit in the nation and No. 3 defensive tackle by Rivals.com … rated the No. 68 overall recruit in the nation and No. 7 defensive tackle by 247Sports.com … rated the No. 82 overall recruit in the nation and No. 11 defensive tackle by ESPN.com …

PERSONAL

Son of Dalila and Jowon Briggs … has five siblings.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
4.5	5.0	57.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	15.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	1.0	42.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	9.0