Linebacker, Troy, 2019–23
Javon Solomon
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 249 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
- Born
- Jan 17, 2001
Javon Solomon played linebacker at Troy (2019–23). The Buffalo Bills took Solomon in round 5, No. 168 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Texas State, 20214sacks, career highat UL Monroe, 2023Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2022 and 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Troy | 6 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Troy | 6 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Troy | 6 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Troy | 6 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Troy | 6 | LB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 249 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Troy 14 games, 54 tackles, 15.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 48–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Kansas State | L 13–42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. James Madison | L 14–16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Georgia State | W 28–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Arkansas State | W 37–3 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Army | W 19–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Texas State | W 31–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. South Alabama | W 28–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UL Monroe | W 45–14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Louisiana | W 31–24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Southern Miss | W 35–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. App State | W 49–23 | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Duke | L 10–17 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Troy 12 games, 42 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Ole Miss | L 10–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 38–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atApp State | L 28–32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Marshall | W 16–7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atWestern Kentucky | W 34–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Southern Miss | W 27–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Texas State | W 17–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atSouth Alabama | W 10–6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atLouisiana | W 23–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Army | W 10–9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UL Monroe | W 34–16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atArkansas State | W 48–19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Troy 12 games, 50 tackles, 11 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Southern | W 55–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Liberty | L 13–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atSouthern Miss | W 21–9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atUL Monroe | L 16–29 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at South Carolina | L 14–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 27–24 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atTexas State | W 31–28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coastal Carolina | L 28–35 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.South Alabama | W 31–24 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Louisiana | L 21–35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.App State | L 7–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atGeorgia State | L 10–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Troy 9 games, 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Middle Tennessee | W 47–14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at BYU | L 7–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Texas State | W 37–17 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 31–29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Georgia State | L 34–36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atArkansas State | W 38–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atGeorgia Southern | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atSouth Alabama | W 29–0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 38–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Troy 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Campbell | W 43–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Arkansas State | L 43–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Missouri | L 10–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–7).
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ | |
| Weight | 246 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.72 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.27 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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