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Jersey Number 16
Jaiquawn Jarrett
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- Fort Hamilton
Bio
pronounced JAY-kwahn
Honors: 2010 Pro Football Weekly All-American ... 2010 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2010 Owl Award as the Team’s MVP … 2010 Captains’ Award … named to the 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic All-Area Football Team … named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, 2010) and the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Sept. 27, 2010) …named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Villanova, Penn State, and Northern Illinois games (Sept. 3, 2010; Sept. 25, 2010; Oct. 9, 2010) … named to the 2010 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List … 2010 CDS preseason Honorable Mention All-American … 2010 preseason All-MAC honoree by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook … 2010 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … recipient of the 2010 National Football Foundation &?College Football?Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award … recipient of the Athletic Dept.’s 2010 Enterprise Spirit and Sportsmanship Award … cited on the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … named third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2009 J. Myron Honigman Award for Spirit, Dedication & Loyalty … 2009 Midseason third-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … earned national Honorable Mention Performer of the week at DB (Oct. 12, 2009), MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the East Division (Oct. 12, 2009), and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Oct. 12, 2009) ... named the coaches’ defensive player of the week three times (Oct. 11, 2009; Oct. 18, 2009; Nov. 28, 2009) … 2009 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named the 2007 Special Teams MVP.
2010: Team captain for 10 games … started all 12 games at free safety … one of just seven Owls to start every game … played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the kickoff, punt, and opponent field goal units … team defensive leader with 74 tackles, two interceptions, and two break-ups … had seven tackles at Miami … had two solo tackles and a 29-yard interception return against Ohio … had a solo tackle and a break-up in the win at Kent State … made a solo stop in the shutout of Akron … had five tackles and an interception in the win at Buffalo … had nine tackles in the win over Bowling Green … led the Owls with a career-high 13 tackles at Northern Illinois en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … forced a fumble on the Huskies’ opening drive, setting up Matt Brown’s 25-yard TD run … had eight tackles, including a TFL, in the win at Army … led all defenders with a game-high 11 tackles at No. 23/20 Penn State en route to MAC Defensive POW, OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week, and the coaches’ player of the game honors … had seven tackles in the win over Connecticut … had three tackles and a 28-yard fumble recovery in the win over Central Michigan … led the defense with seven tackles, including five solos, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … lettered.
2009: Started all 13 games at free safety … one of just nine players to start every game … has played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … finished the season second in tackles with 76, including 46 solos … also had seven break-ups, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries … had six tackles and a break-up against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … recorded six tackles at Ohio en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … had three tackles in the win over Kent State … led the Owls with seven tackles in the win at Akron … had four solo tackles in the win over Miami … made six tackles, an interception, and a break-up in the win at Navy … had eight tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Toledo … led all defenders with a career-best nine solo stops in the win over Army … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … led the Owls with nine tackles, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in the win over Ball State … named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the East Division and the coaches’ defensive player of the game … made five stops in the win at Eastern Michigan … had seven tackles and two break-ups at No. 5 Penn State … had five tackles and a fumble recovery against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Started all 12 games with six starts at free safety ... one of seven Owls to start every game ... led all defenders with 88 tackles, including a team-best 53 solos ... also had four break-ups, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and 1.5 TFL ... had seven tackles at Army ... had a career-best 12 tackles against Connecticut ... had seven tackles at Buffalo ...named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game ... named a game captain for the Penn State game ... had five tackles and the first fumble recovery of his collegiate career against the No. 16/15 Nittany Lions ... had four tackles and fumble recovery against Western Michigan ... led the Owls with 11 tackles, including eight solos, and a break-up in the win at Miami .. also had an interception and 15-yard return in the fourth quarter, thwarting Miami[apos]s comeback ... added six tackles at Central Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, had five tackles, one for loss, and a break-up ... at Navy had 10 tackles, including seven solos ... his interception (and 42-yard return) at the end of the third quarter was his second this season and the second of his career ... at Kent State, had 10 tackles and an 18-yard fumble recovery ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had five tackles, including four solos ... had six tackles, an interception, and a break-up n the win over Akron ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with six starts at free safety ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game at Connecticut ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game in the win over Northern Illinois ... earned the coaches' defensive and special teams player of the game honors following win at Akron ... led the defense with nine tackles, including eight solo, against the Zips ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game in the win over Miami (Ohio) ... had six tackles ... added a career-high 11 tackles against No. 25 Penn State ... had the first interception of his career in the win over Kent State ... had a career-high nine solo tackles at Western Michigan ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Fort Hamilton HS in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... All-State and New York City Coaches Association All-City selection at FS in 2006 after making 92 tackles and two INTs ... also caught 25 passes for 647 yards and six TDs, while rushing 16 times for 175 yards and four scores to help FHHS to a perfect 13-0 record and its second straight PSAL City Title under head coach Vincent Laino ... team captain that competed in the 2007 New-York New Jersey All-Star Classic and the Empire Challenge All-Star Game ... named Brooklyn[apos]s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... made 91 tackles as a junior ... returned punts and kickoffs as a four-year varsity football letterwinner ... also a varsity track & field letterman, competing in the 100m and 200m.
Personal: Born September 21, 1989 … son of Audrey Young ... has two older brothers-- David and Lincoln-- and a younger sister, Margaret … criminal justice major.
Honors: 2010 Pro Football Weekly All-American ... 2010 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2010 Owl Award as the Team’s MVP … 2010 Captains’ Award … named to the 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic All-Area Football Team … named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, 2010) and the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Sept. 27, 2010) …named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Villanova, Penn State, and Northern Illinois games (Sept. 3, 2010; Sept. 25, 2010; Oct. 9, 2010) … named to the 2010 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List … 2010 CDS preseason Honorable Mention All-American … 2010 preseason All-MAC honoree by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook … 2010 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … recipient of the 2010 National Football Foundation &?College Football?Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award … recipient of the Athletic Dept.’s 2010 Enterprise Spirit and Sportsmanship Award … cited on the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … named third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … recipient of the 2009 J. Myron Honigman Award for Spirit, Dedication & Loyalty … 2009 Midseason third-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … earned national Honorable Mention Performer of the week at DB (Oct. 12, 2009), MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the East Division (Oct. 12, 2009), and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Oct. 12, 2009) ... named the coaches’ defensive player of the week three times (Oct. 11, 2009; Oct. 18, 2009; Nov. 28, 2009) … 2009 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named the 2007 Special Teams MVP.
2010: Team captain for 10 games … started all 12 games at free safety … one of just seven Owls to start every game … played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the kickoff, punt, and opponent field goal units … team defensive leader with 74 tackles, two interceptions, and two break-ups … had seven tackles at Miami … had two solo tackles and a 29-yard interception return against Ohio … had a solo tackle and a break-up in the win at Kent State … made a solo stop in the shutout of Akron … had five tackles and an interception in the win at Buffalo … had nine tackles in the win over Bowling Green … led the Owls with a career-high 13 tackles at Northern Illinois en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … forced a fumble on the Huskies’ opening drive, setting up Matt Brown’s 25-yard TD run … had eight tackles, including a TFL, in the win at Army … led all defenders with a game-high 11 tackles at No. 23/20 Penn State en route to MAC Defensive POW, OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week, and the coaches’ player of the game honors … had seven tackles in the win over Connecticut … had three tackles and a 28-yard fumble recovery in the win over Central Michigan … led the defense with seven tackles, including five solos, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … lettered.
2009: Started all 13 games at free safety … one of just nine players to start every game … has played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … finished the season second in tackles with 76, including 46 solos … also had seven break-ups, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries … had six tackles and a break-up against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … recorded six tackles at Ohio en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … had three tackles in the win over Kent State … led the Owls with seven tackles in the win at Akron … had four solo tackles in the win over Miami … made six tackles, an interception, and a break-up in the win at Navy … had eight tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Toledo … led all defenders with a career-best nine solo stops in the win over Army … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … led the Owls with nine tackles, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in the win over Ball State … named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the East Division and the coaches’ defensive player of the game … made five stops in the win at Eastern Michigan … had seven tackles and two break-ups at No. 5 Penn State … had five tackles and a fumble recovery against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Started all 12 games with six starts at free safety ... one of seven Owls to start every game ... led all defenders with 88 tackles, including a team-best 53 solos ... also had four break-ups, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and 1.5 TFL ... had seven tackles at Army ... had a career-best 12 tackles against Connecticut ... had seven tackles at Buffalo ...named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game ... named a game captain for the Penn State game ... had five tackles and the first fumble recovery of his collegiate career against the No. 16/15 Nittany Lions ... had four tackles and fumble recovery against Western Michigan ... led the Owls with 11 tackles, including eight solos, and a break-up in the win at Miami .. also had an interception and 15-yard return in the fourth quarter, thwarting Miami[apos]s comeback ... added six tackles at Central Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, had five tackles, one for loss, and a break-up ... at Navy had 10 tackles, including seven solos ... his interception (and 42-yard return) at the end of the third quarter was his second this season and the second of his career ... at Kent State, had 10 tackles and an 18-yard fumble recovery ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had five tackles, including four solos ... had six tackles, an interception, and a break-up n the win over Akron ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with six starts at free safety ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game at Connecticut ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game in the win over Northern Illinois ... earned the coaches' defensive and special teams player of the game honors following win at Akron ... led the defense with nine tackles, including eight solo, against the Zips ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game in the win over Miami (Ohio) ... had six tackles ... added a career-high 11 tackles against No. 25 Penn State ... had the first interception of his career in the win over Kent State ... had a career-high nine solo tackles at Western Michigan ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Fort Hamilton HS in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... All-State and New York City Coaches Association All-City selection at FS in 2006 after making 92 tackles and two INTs ... also caught 25 passes for 647 yards and six TDs, while rushing 16 times for 175 yards and four scores to help FHHS to a perfect 13-0 record and its second straight PSAL City Title under head coach Vincent Laino ... team captain that competed in the 2007 New-York New Jersey All-Star Classic and the Empire Challenge All-Star Game ... named Brooklyn[apos]s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... made 91 tackles as a junior ... returned punts and kickoffs as a four-year varsity football letterwinner ... also a varsity track & field letterman, competing in the 100m and 200m.
Personal: Born September 21, 1989 … son of Audrey Young ... has two older brothers-- David and Lincoln-- and a younger sister, Margaret … criminal justice major.
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