Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Javon Solomon
- Position:
- BAN
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 246
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Godby HS
2023ย All-Sun Belt First Team
2022ย All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 All-America Honorable Mention (Pro Football Network)
2020 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2023 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team after leading all of FBS with 16 sacks and ranking ninth with 18 tackles for loss โฆ Set the Sun Belt single-season sack record and the Troy FBS sack record; it was the most sacks by a Trojan since Kenny Craik's single-season record of 20 in 1980 โ the most in the last two decades at Troy was NFL legend Osi Umenyiora's 15 in 2002 โฆ Finished career second all-time in Sun Belt and Troy history with 33 career sacks, while ranking third in program history in tackles for loss โฆ One of two players at the FBS ranks to record at least a half sack in 10 games โฆ Recorded four of Troy's nine sacks at ULM, tying Osi Umenyiora (2002) for the Troy single-game record; named the Co-Senior Bowl Defensive Players of the Week with teammate Richard Jibunor โฆ Finished career with six multi-sack games, the most in Troy's DI history and 38thย most at the FBS level since 2000 โฆ Finished season with 48 total pressures, nine more than anyone else on Troy's team and 23rdย nationally among edge defenders despite playing just 592 snaps โฆ Ranked sixth among edge defenders per PFF with a 90.8 defensive grade โฆ Recorded 11 sacks in Troy's final five games of the season ... Forced two fumbles in Troy's Sun Belt Championship Game victory over App State
2022 (Sophomore):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team โฆ Finished the season with 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, six quarterback hurries and 44 tackles โฆ One of just 20 edge defenders in the Sun Belt to play 500-plus snaps; finished the year with 575 total snaps โฆ Ranked third among those 20 players per Pro Football Focus in pressuring the quarterback โฆ Recorded a tackle for loss in three of Troy's final four games of the season โฆ Had a season-high two stops behind the line, including a sack, in Troy's win at Western Kentucky โฆ Three quarterback hurries in the Trojans' Sun Belt Championship Game victory over Coastal Carolina
2021 (RS-Freshman): One of the nationโs premier defensive players โฆ Earned Pro Football Network All-America honors and All-Sun Belt First Team distinction โฆ Led the Sun Belt in tackles for loss (1.42 per game) and ranked 12th nationally in 2021 โฆ Eighth nationally with 0.92 sacks per game โฆ Became one of just 31 players nationally since 2000 to record 17 tackles for loss and 11 sacks through the first 10 games of a season; one of just nine from a Group of Five school to do so and the only Sun Belt player โฆ Became just the third FBS player since at least 2000 to record 12 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and one interception in the first six games of the season -- Carl Nassib (Penn State, 2015), Elvis Dumervil (Louisville, 2005) โฆ 11 sacks were the most by a Trojan since Jonathan Massaquoiโs 13 in 2010 โฆ Set Troy single-game record with five tackles for loss in victory at Southern Miss and added the second-most sacks in a game with 3.5; sack total was 10th best in Sun Belt history, and TFL total was a half off the league record โฆ Became the fifth player nationally since 2017 to record at least nine tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in a game; first player in Sun Belt history to do so โฆ Tied for third nationally with three games where he recorded at least 2.5 tackles for loss โฆ Added 3.5 stops behind the line at ULM and 2.5 against South Alabama โฆ Had a TFL in 9-of-12 games and a sack in 7-of-12 games โฆ Recovered fumbles at ULM and Georgia State and intercepted a pass against Georgia Southern to preserve the victory โฆ Credited with 37 total pressures including a team-high 10-high 10 hits on the quarterbackย
2020 (RS-Freshman): Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection โฆ Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt with 25 total pressures despite splitting snaps โ only played 217 pass rushing snaps on the season โฆ Per Pro Football Focus, recorded six hits, 16 hurries and three sacks โฆ Officially credited with 1.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss on the year โฆ Finished with three tackles and a half sack in Troyโs shutout of South Alabama in the Battle for the Belt โฆ Started the season strong with 5.5 tackles for loss in the first five games โฆ Forced a fumble in Troyโs season-opening victory over Middle Tennessee and against Georgia State
2019 (Freshman): Played in three games โฆ Redshirted โฆ Recorded four total tackles on the season with a pair of stops and a tackle for loss at Missouri; added solo tackles against Campbell and Arkansas State
High School: Helped lead Godby High School to a combined 21-3 record and a pair of Florida 5A Playoff appearances as a junior and senior โฆ Earned All-Big Bend honors after recording 73 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and three blocked kicks as a senior โฆ Earned team MVP honors โฆ As a junior, earned second team All-Big Bend honors with 23 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and six sacks โฆ Also wrestled for the Cougars
Personal: Full name is Javon Pyree Solomon โฆ Son of Maronica Flagler โฆ Born Jan. 17, 2001, in Tallahassee, Fla. โฆ Has one brother, Rajay Solomon, and one sister, Mariah Vincent ... Earned his degree in criminal justice
