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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Cincinnati
Jowon Briggs
DE • 6'2" • 297 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jowon Briggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Jowon Briggs built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH, spending time with Cincinnati and Virginia. The clearest part of Jowon Briggs' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 243
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Jowon Briggs, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Jowon Briggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 8
Quick Answers
Jowon Briggs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DE
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Walnut Hills · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Walnut Hills · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 23 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DE 75th (top 26%) · Big 12 146th (top 23%) · National 1,501st (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 20 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 57 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.9 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs played DE for Virginia and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jowon Briggs recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 12.5 primary output with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
6.6
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 3. Miami (OH): 1.5. Oklahoma: 0. BYU: 0. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 2.5. Oklahoma State: 1. UCF: 0. Houston: 0. West Virginia: 0.5. Kansas: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 4 by 46.7. Miami (OH): 1 by 19.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 3 by 37.5. Oklahoma State: 1 by 14.2. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Houston: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 3 by 17.5. Kansas: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Kansas | L 16-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | L 21-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Houston | W 24-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UCF | L 26-28 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs BaylorSplash game | L 29-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Iowa State | L 10-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ BYU | L 27-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 6-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Miami (OH) | L 24-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 27-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jowon Briggs story
Jowon Briggs built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH, spending time with Cincinnati and Virginia. The clearest part of Jowon Briggs' career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Jowon Briggs' 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
Virginia
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2021-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 19.9 | 5.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 7 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 7 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12.5 | 30.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 19.3 | 6.6 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulsa
Week 5 · W 31-21 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 7 · L 23-40 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 13 · W 35-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · W 27-21
3
Havoc Plays
82 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82 takeover score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
12.5 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
46.9
10 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
36.5
7 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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