Linebacker, Tennessee, 2015–18
Jonathan Kongbo
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 254 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Surrey, BC
- Born
- Mar 19, 1996, in Zaire
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Jonathan Kongbo played linebacker at Tennessee (2015–18).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tennessee | 1 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Tennessee | 1 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 1 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 1 | LB | Sr. | 6′5″ | 254 |
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
2018 Tennessee 6 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Florida | L 21–47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Georgia | L 12–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Auburn | W 30–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Tennessee 10 games, 29 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Indiana State | W 42–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 20–26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 17–13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Georgia | L 0–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. South Carolina | L 9–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Alabama | L 7–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kentucky | L 26–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. LSU | L 10–30 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 24–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Tennessee 7 games, 11 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 45–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Ohio | W 28–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | L 10–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 55–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Missouri | W 63–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atVanderbilt | L 34–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 38–24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 256 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 81″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2021 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2023 | CFL | BC Lions * |
| 2023 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2025 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
| 2026– | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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