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.