Temple University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Jovahn Fair
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Firestone
Honors: 2019 - Outland Trophy Watch List ... 2018 - Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by Temple Athletics ... Second Team All-AAC ... Phil Steele Second Team All-AAC ... All-ECAC Honorable Mention ... APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, Houston, UConn) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (SMU) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2019 (Graduate): Was awarded a single-digit honor at the beginning of summer practice, will still wear #70 - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team ... entered the season as the starter at left guard ... the Owls started the same five linemen in each of the first seven games of the season before Hennessy (C) missed game 8
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Entered third straight season as starter at left guard ... started all 13 games.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started the first three games at LG but suffered an injury vs. UMass and missed games 4-10 ... returned to the offensive line rotation in home finale against #15 UCF and played remaining three games.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Emerged as the starting left guard from camp and made his collegiate debut on opening day vs. Army ... played in all 14 games and started at left guard in all but one.
2015 (Freshman): Was part of 2015 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at offensive and defensive line under head coach Tim Flossie at Firestone High in Akron, Ohio ... recorded 13 forced fumbles and three sacks in senior season ... received third-team all-state, second-team all-district, and first-team all-conference honors ... played in the Summit County All-Star game ... also wrestled and ran track and field.
Personal: Born Jovahn T. Fair in Kent, Ohio ... parents are Joseph Fair and Debra Garner ... took a week-long class in Rome as part of Temple’s STHM (Sports, Tourism, Hospitality Management) program in the 2019 spring ... graduated with human development and community engagement degree in the spring of 2019.
