Jowon Briggs
| No. 53 – Cleveland Browns | |
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 1, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 297 lb (135 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Walnut Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 7 / Pick: 243 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jowon Briggs (born September 1, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Browns in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life[edit]
Briggs was born on September 1, 2001, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1][2] He attended Walnut Hills High School and was a standout defensive tackle, being named first-team All-ECC and All-SWO District as a junior and the ECC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-State and first-team All-SWO District as a senior.[3] He competed at several all-star games, including the Under Armour All-America Game.[4][5] Highly recruited, he was ranked as a four-star prospect, the 59th-best player nationally, the fifth-best defensive tackle and the second-best player from Ohio by 247Sports.[6] He committed to play college football for the Virginia Cavaliers over numerous other offers that included the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines.[7][8]
Briggs is member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.[9]
College career[edit]
Briggs started the first game of his true freshman season at Virginia in 2019, becoming the first freshman on the defensive line to start for the team in the opener since 1986.[10] He ended the season with 19 tackles and a sack and was named a mid-season Freshman All-American.[11] He then appeared in seven games in 2020, after having played in 13 in his first year.[12] He entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2021.[13] He ended with 39 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss (TFLs) and four sacks in his two seasons at Virginia.[14]
In his first year at Cincinnati, 2021, Briggs totaled 43 tackles along with four TFLs and three sacks while appearing in all 14 games.[3] The following season, he recorded 60 tackles and 4.5 TFLs and was named a first-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) selection.[15] He returned for a final season in 2023 and was a team captain and honorable mention All-AAC choice while recording 27 tackles in 12 starts.[14] He finished his time at Cincinnati with 130 tackles, 14.5 TFLs and eight sacks and earned invites to the Hula Bowl and East–West Shrine Bowl.[16][17][18]
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
5.04 s | 1.77 s | 2.90 s | 26 in (0.66 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
39 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[19][20] | ||||||||||||
Briggs was selected in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jowon Briggs NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Cleveland Browns DL". Bleacher Report. April 27, 2024.
- ^ Brugler, Dane (April 2024). "The Beast: 2024 NFL Draft Guide" (PDF). The Athletic. p. 219.
- ^ a b "Jowon Briggs". Cincinnati Bearcats.
- ^ Counts, Ron (December 15, 2018). "UVa commits to play in international games". The Daily Progress. p. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Snodgrass, John (November 21, 2018). "Walnut's Briggs receives UA All-American jersey". Northeast Suburban Life. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blum, Sam (June 24, 2018). "Personal touch". The News-Virginian. p. 11, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turer, Adam (October 6, 2016). "Ohio St., Michigan offer Briggs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Springer, Scott (July 4, 2018). "Jowon Briggs of Walnut Hills: Virginia is for tackles". Northeast Suburban Life. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stipe, Zach (July 12, 2023). "Briggs Nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team" – via Gobearcats.com.
- ^ Barber, Mike (November 18, 2020). "Source: UVa's Briggs enters NCAA transfer portal". Danville Register and Bee. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goul, Matt (April 27, 2024). "Get to know Jowon Briggs, the Cleveland Browns' seventh-round pick in NFL Draft 2024". Cleveland.com.
- ^ Easterling, Luke (April 27, 2024). "Browns pick Cincinnati's Jowon Briggs at No. 243 of NFL draft 2024. Our scouting report". Akron Beacon Journal.
- ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats football: Jowon Briggs returns home to UC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. March 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Russo, Kelsey (April 27, 2024). "Browns select DT Jowon Briggs with the No. 243rd pick in the NFL Draft". Cleveland Browns.
- ^ Keel, Fletcher (April 27, 2024). "Walnut Hills, Bearcats standout Briggs drafted by Cleveland Browns in seventh round". WLWT.
- ^ "Browns pick Cincinnati DT Jowon Briggs: NFL draft profile, college stats, highlights". Akron Beacon Journal. April 27, 2024.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff (April 16, 2024). "Bengals Local Pro Day: The Owner, The Prospect, And Jowon Briggs' Lists That Fuel His Dreams". Cincinnati Bengals.
- ^ "Jowon Briggs Named to East-West Shrine Bowl Roster". Cincinnati Bearcats. January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Jowon Briggs Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Jowon Briggs College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Irie (April 27, 2024). "Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati: NFL Draft 2024 scouting report for Browns' seventh-round pick". Cleveland.com.
