Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Jowon Briggs has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Cincinnati. 2022 brought the first one: All-AAC. One game to point at: 5 tackles against UCF — Week 10, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 8 sacks — drafted at #243 overall by Cleveland.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ClevelandEntering 3rd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 27 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 57 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 42 | 9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 126 | 33 | 13.5 | 8.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mustafa Johnson’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Decarius Hawthorne's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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