The Jets recently acquired former Browns defensive tackle Jowon Briggs via trade. Today we break Briggs down in detail.

The 24-year old Briggs is listed at 6’3″ and 313 pounds and was a seventh round pick out of Cincinnati last season. Briggs played in the last six games of his rookie season, registering 13 tackles, two quarterback hits and a tackle for loss.

Background

Briggs was a four-star high school recruit whose career began at Virginia, where he became the first defensive lineman in 33 years to start the season opener as a true freshman.

He ended up starting seven of 13 games and recording 19 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in his freshman year and then ramped up his productivity in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with 20 tackles and three sacks in seven games, all

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