Jashon Sykes

Jashon Sykes
San Diego State Aztecs
Position:	Assistant athletic director for football operations
Personal information
Born:	September 25, 1979 (age 44); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Junípero Serra ; (Gardena, California)
College:	Colorado
Undrafted:	2002
Career history
	Denver Broncos (2002–2004); Washington Redskins (2006);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big 12 (1999);
	Player stats at PFR

Last updated June 28, 2024

Jashon Karlfred Sykes (born September 25, 1979) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes,^[1] and was subsequently signed by the Denver Broncos.^[2] He started 11 games during his career with the Broncos.

After his playing career, Sykes became a recruiting and operations assistant with Colorado football in 2006. In 2007 and 2008, Sykes was on-campus recruiting director for Colorado and training camp assistant coach with the Broncos.^[3]^[4] From 2009 to 2010, Sykes was the assistant operations director and coordinator of football relations at Colorado.^[4] From 2011 to 2012, Sykes was director of football operations at Colorado.^[4] Beginning in 2013, Sykes was director of football operations at San Diego State.^[3]

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References

↑ Sanchez, Joseph (January 6, 2001). "Sykes' future plans expected next week". The Denver Post.
↑ Saunders, Patrick (October 22, 2003). "Sykes tackles starting job for Broncos". The Denver Post.
1 2 "Jashon Sykes". San Diego State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
1 2 3 "Jashon Sykes". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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[1] Sanchez, Joseph (January 6, 2001). "Sykes' future plans expected next week". The Denver Post.

[2] Saunders, Patrick (October 22, 2003). "Sykes tackles starting job for Broncos". The Denver Post.

[SDSU-3] 1 2 "Jashon Sykes". San Diego State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[CU-4] 1 2 3 "Jashon Sykes". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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