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Javontae Jean-Baptiste Career Story

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Player Story

Javontae Jean-Baptiste story

Javontae Jean-Baptiste built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Oradell, NJ wearing No. 1, spending time with Notre Dame and Ohio State. The clearest part of Javontae Jean-Baptiste's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Javontae Jean-Baptiste's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

1
Ohio State
2019-2022
Opening stop
2
Notre Dame
2023
Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202220232023

Season	Team	Primary	Efficiency	Usage	Delta
2019 Regular Season	Ohio State	3	12.6	2.8	—
2020 Regular Season	Ohio State	4	16.3	5.9	1
2021 Regular Season	Ohio State	8	13.8	4.6	4
2022 Postseason	Ohio State	7.5	14.6	6	-0.5
2022 Regular Season	Ohio State	7.5	14.6	6	0
2023 Postseason	Notre Dame	23.5	35.5	11.8	16
2023 Regular Season	Notre Dame	23.5	35.5	11.8	0

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Toledo

Week 3 · W 77-21

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

Game stats

@ Stanford

Week 13 · W 56-23

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

Game stats

vs Wake Forest

Week 12 · W 45-7

3.5

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

Game stats

@ Clemson

Week 10 · L 23-31

3.5

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

Game stats

vs Oregon

Week 2 · L 28-35

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Notre Dame

23.5 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 11.8 usage

72.6

2023 Regular Season · Notre Dame

72.6

23.5 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 11.8 usage

2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

37.6

4 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

Impact games

Splash games

10+ tackle games

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