Jowon Briggs

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Jowon Briggs
No. 97 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2001-09-01) September 1, 2001 (age 23)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Walnut Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:
NFL draft: 2024  / round: 7 / pick: 243
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jowon Briggs (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional 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.

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Early life

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. [9]

College career

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		313 lb
(142 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		5.04 s1.77 s2.90 s4.71 s7.53 s26 in
(0.66 m)		8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		39 reps
All values from Pro Day [19]

Briggs was selected in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. [20] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [21] [22] He was promoted to the active roster on December 2. [23]

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