Javontae Jean-Baptiste: DL · Notre Dame · #1.
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Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Ohio State — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 46 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 17 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 44 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ NC State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17vs No. 6 Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 21-14@ No. 17 Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-33@ No. 25 Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-20vs No. 10 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-7vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31@ Clemson | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 45-7vs Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-23@ Stanford | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
 Bowl | W 40-8vs No. 21 Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%10 TFLSack rate
11%5 sacksHurry rate
17%8 hurries46 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
43.6%
347 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
46 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #88 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Ohio State and Notre Dame, 12 sacks — drafted at #222 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 3rd NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 3rd NFL season
