Javontae Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Baptiste attended high school at Bergen Catholic. In Jean-Baptiste's senior season he notched 88 tackles with 14.5 being for a loss, 11.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. Coming out of high school, Jean-Baptiste was rated as a four star recruit. He chose Ohio State over offers from several other power 5 schools. As a freshman at Ohio State, Jean-Baptiste saw the field in 7 games, making 14 tackles including 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. He only played 4 games as a sophomore, making 6 tackles including 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sacks. His junior season came with more snaps for Baptiste as he played in 9 games, making 12 tackles with 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks. The first full season from Baptiste came in his fourth season with the Buckeyes as he played in 13 games, making 19 tackles, 4.5 TFL and 4.0 sacks. He transferred to Notre Dame following this season. As a grad transfer for the Irish, he played in 13 games this season, totaling 49 tackles with 10.5 TFL and 5.0 sacks. He set career highs in every stat and more than doubled his career single season tackle total.