Javon Solomon: LB · Troy · #6.
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Javon Solomon
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Troy: Chip Lindsey and Jon Sumrall. All-Sun Belt in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 8 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against App State, Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 17 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-30vs Stephen F. Austin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-42@ No. 15 Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-16vs James Madison | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-3vs Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 19-0@ Army | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-13@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-10vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-14@ UL Monroe | 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Louisiana | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 35-17@ Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-23vs App State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Duke | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 26 | 17.0 | 15.5 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 31-24
vs Louisiana
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
31%17 TFLSack rate
29%16 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups54 tackles · 17 for loss · 15.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
48.7%
455 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
66.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
485 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #2 of 577 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #2 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Troy, 179 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #168 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
