Jah Joyner

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 265
Hometown:
Danbury, Conn.
High School:
Danbury
Years in College / At Minnesota:
5 / 5
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
2 years
Letters:
3
Class:
Redshirt Senior

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
2025 NFL Scouting Combine invitation
2025 Senior Bowl participant
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2024, 2023)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2021)

2024 • SENIOR SEASON: Started all 12 games he played in • made 32 tackles • had 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks • broke up seven passes and forced two fumbles. Game-by-Game: Made six tackles against North Carolina, had 1.5 tackles for loss, half off a sack and forced one fumble • tallied one tackle against Rhode Island • notched four tackles and broke up one pass against Nevada • started against Iowa • had eight tackles, one sack and one pass breakup at Michigan • tallied one sack and broke up two passes against USC • notched two tackles and one sack at UCLA • had three tackles and two pass breakups against Maryland • had one sack and forced one fumble at Illinois • broke up one pass and made two tackles at Rutgers • made two tackles against Penn State • totaled two tackles at Wisconsin.

2023 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games and started once • made 18 tackles and recorded a team-high 7.5 sacks • forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble and broke up one pass. Game-by-Game: Made two tackles and had one sack against Nebraska • saw action against Eastern Michigan • made one tackle and had half a sack at North Carolina • broke up one pass at Northwestern • competed against Louisiana • made one tackle against Michigan • competed at Iowa • totaled two tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Michigan State • made three tackles, had two sacks and forced one fumble against Illinois • made three tackles at Purdue • made two tackles and had one sack at Ohio State • had two tackles against Wisconsin • started against Bowling Green and had three tackles and two sacks.

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games • made 15 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks • broke up one pass and recovered one fumble. Game-by-Game: Made one tackle against New Mexico State • had two tackles against Western Illinois • broke up one pass against Colorado • played at Michigan State • made first career start against Purdue • recorded three tackles and one tackle for loss at Illinois • made one tackle at Penn State • recovered one fumble, made two tackles and had half a sack against Rutgers • made two tackles at Nebraska • made one tackle, including half of a sack, against Northwestern • saw action against Iowa and at Wisconsin • made three tackles and recorded half of a sack against Syracuse.

2021: Redshirted • played in four games, seeing action at Colorado, at Purdue, against Maryland and versus West Virginia • recorded his first career tackle - and sack - against West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Danbury High School in Danbury, Conn. • wore No. 76 for the Hatters • as a senior, led the team with 13 sacks in eight games and also recorded 32 tackles • as a junior, notched 11 sacks and 34 tackles in nine games • named to 2019 Connecticut High School Football Coaches Association All-State Top-26 Team • 2019 First Team All-FCIAC honoree • finalist for the 2019 Ruden Report Connecticut Football Player of the Year award • coached by Augustine Tieri • consensus three-star recruit • No. 14 weakside defensive end in the nation and No. 1 recruit in Connecticut by 247Sports.

PERSONAL: Son of Matthew and Rosheena Joyner • has four siblings (Enoja Joyner, Tajiona Wright, Ceraya Coggins and Shianne).