Jowon Briggs is an American professional football defensive tackle currently playing for the New York Jets of the NFL. Born on September 1, 2001, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he played college football at Virginia and Cincinnati before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft. This news archive tag collects articles, interviews, game reports, and updates covering Briggs’s transition from a highly recruited four-star prospect and Freshman All-American to first-team All-AAC honoree with the Bearcats, his Browns rookie season, and his midseason 2025 trade to the Jets, where he posted 51 tackles and 4 sacks before re-signing in March 2026.
