Jowon Briggs

Former defensive end at Cincinnati. 2023: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DE · Cincinnati · Sr.

6′2″ · 297 lb · Cincinnati, OH

CFB Index 42 · #256 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceCleveland — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 23, #243 overall

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 75 nationally · Signed with Virginia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Cincinnati. 2023: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Virginia in 2019.
Transferred from Virginia to Cincinnati in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the Cleveland in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Cincinnati, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #243 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20196 games

Signed with Virginia4-star out of Walnut Hills

202113 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202212 games

All-AACfirst

2024

Drafted by Clevelandround 7, pick 243

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#75 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #243

Cleveland · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2022

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

2023

Scott Satterfield

Cincinnati

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 3rd NFL season

#243Rd 7 · Pick 23

ClevelandEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #256 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#397 / 2842 · 85th pct

6.0

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Tackles#1465 / 2842 · 47th pct

Solo tackles#2046 / 2842 · 25th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.4	0.7	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #256 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #256 at the position.

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	--	--	--
2020	Virginia	20	5	4.0	3.0	--	--	--
2019	Virginia	19	5	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		165	43	20.5	12.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	W 27-21@ Pittsburgh	4	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	L 24-31vs Miami (OH)	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 6-20vs Oklahoma	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 27-35@ BYU	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 10-30vs Iowa State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 29-32vs Baylor	3	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 13-45@ Oklahoma State	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 26-28vs UCF	5	0	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 11	W 24-14@ Houston	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 21-42@ West Virginia	3	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 16-49vs Kansas	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Total		27	9	6.0	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology