2023 Football Roster
Hammond, Jonathan
Jersey Number 13
Jonathan Hammond
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dunwoody, Ga.
- High School:
- Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
Bio
2022: Appeared and started in all 12 games... Selected to the All-PFL second team... Was also a Second Team Academic All-PFL selection... Named to Phil Steele/DrafScout's Second Team All-Conference list... Earned a spot on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star squad... Led the team and was top-ten in the PFL in both sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (10)... Recorded 44 total tackles with 29 solo stops... Led the team with six quarterback hurries... Also notched two pass break ups, and an interception... Had six solo tackles, five tackles for loss (which tied the program record), and three sacks against Drake (10/22/22)... Earned PFL Defensive Player of the Week (10/23/22)... 2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: Started in all 11 games for the ‘Cats… Led the PFL and Davidson in sacks (9.5) Amassed a team-high 64 total tackles on the season… Notched 34 solo tackles, 13 of them for loss (fourth most in the PFL)… Had a season-high 11 tackles against Presbyterian (10/16)… Recorded six QB hurries and three pass break-ups… Forced two fumbles, one against Shaw (9/10) and at Butler (10/23)... Won PFL Defensive Player of the Week… Named All-PFL First Team… Tabbed to the HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Defensive Team… PFL Academic Honor Roll… Named to the Phil Steele FCS All-Pioneer League Defensive First Team.
2020-21: Named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Freshman of the Year • Selected to the All-PFL second team • Led the PFL with 9.5 tackles for loss and ranked third with 4.0 sacks • Made 22 tackles • Forced a strip sack that he recovered in the end zone and broke up a pass in a win over Presbyterian (3/20) • Forced a fumble to go along with two solo stops and a sack at Elon (2/20) • Picked off a Hatter pass, posted a sack and three tackles in a road win at Stetson (3/13) • Made five tackles including one behind the line of scrimmage in the FCS Playoff game at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Registered three solo stops in the road victory at San Diego (4/3) • Recovered a fumble and had two tackles at Presby (4/10) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: A 2020 graduate of Mount Vernon School • A two-time All-State selection (2018-19) • Named the AJC and 5A Defensive Player of the Year (2019) • A two-time All-Region first team honoree (2018-19) • Helped his team qualify for the Region Playoffs for three consecutive years (2017-19) • Was also a member of the wrestling and track and field teams.
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 2001 • Son of Chrissa and Gary Hammond.
2021: Started in all 11 games for the ‘Cats… Led the PFL and Davidson in sacks (9.5) Amassed a team-high 64 total tackles on the season… Notched 34 solo tackles, 13 of them for loss (fourth most in the PFL)… Had a season-high 11 tackles against Presbyterian (10/16)… Recorded six QB hurries and three pass break-ups… Forced two fumbles, one against Shaw (9/10) and at Butler (10/23)... Won PFL Defensive Player of the Week… Named All-PFL First Team… Tabbed to the HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Defensive Team… PFL Academic Honor Roll… Named to the Phil Steele FCS All-Pioneer League Defensive First Team.
2020-21: Named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Freshman of the Year • Selected to the All-PFL second team • Led the PFL with 9.5 tackles for loss and ranked third with 4.0 sacks • Made 22 tackles • Forced a strip sack that he recovered in the end zone and broke up a pass in a win over Presbyterian (3/20) • Forced a fumble to go along with two solo stops and a sack at Elon (2/20) • Picked off a Hatter pass, posted a sack and three tackles in a road win at Stetson (3/13) • Made five tackles including one behind the line of scrimmage in the FCS Playoff game at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Registered three solo stops in the road victory at San Diego (4/3) • Recovered a fumble and had two tackles at Presby (4/10) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: A 2020 graduate of Mount Vernon School • A two-time All-State selection (2018-19) • Named the AJC and 5A Defensive Player of the Year (2019) • A two-time All-Region first team honoree (2018-19) • Helped his team qualify for the Region Playoffs for three consecutive years (2017-19) • Was also a member of the wrestling and track and field teams.
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 2001 • Son of Chrissa and Gary Hammond.
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