Javon Solomon
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| current_team = Buffalo Bills
| number = 56
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|17}}
| birth_place = Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 247
| high_school = Amos P. Godby (Tallahassee)
| college = Troy (2019–2023)
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 168
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
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| statlabel2 = Sacks
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| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
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| statlabel6 = Interceptions
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| statlabel8 = Defensive touchdowns
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| pfr = S/SoloJa00
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Javon Pyree Solomon (born January 17, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
Solomon attended Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida. As a senior, he had 73 tackles and 10 sacks. He committed to Troy University to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Creg |date=2019-02-06 |title=Troy adds 5 to Chip Lindsey’s first signing class |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/02/troy-adds-5-to-chip-lindseys-first-recruiting-class.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=AL.com |language=en}}
College career
After playing in three games and redshirting his first year at Troy in 2019, Solomon had 29 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2020. He had 50 tackles, 11 sacks and one interception in 2021 and 44 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=2022-08-09 |title=Troy’s Solomon, Jibunor strike fear in opposing quarterbacks |url=https://www.troymessenger.com/2022/08/09/troys-solomon-jibunor-strike-fear-in-opposing-quarterbacks/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=The Troy Messenger |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jon |date=2023-09-01 |title=Javon Solomon highly confident in Troy defense going into season opener |url=https://dothaneagle.com/sports/college/troy/javon-solomon-highly-confident-in-troy-defense-going-into-season-opener/article_2ef727a6-48f6-11ee-a258-d706c654df92.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Dothan Eagle |language=en}} Solomon switched from outside linebacker to defensive end in 2023 and was named an All-American.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jon |date=2023-11-13 |title=Troy's Sumrall talks about the impact of pass rushing duo Solomon and Jibunor |url=https://dothaneagle.com/sports/college/troy/troys-sumrall-talks-about-the-impact-of-pass-rushing-duo-solomon-and-jibunor/article_d2b0309a-8276-11ee-9150-37dc0867864e.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Dothan Eagle |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |date=2023-12-11 |title=Javon Solomon earns All-American honors |url=https://www.troymessenger.com/2023/12/11/javon-solomon-earns-all-american-honors/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=The Troy Messenger |language=en}} He was selected to play in the 2024 Senior Bowl.{{Cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Creg |date=2023-12-14 |title=Troy’s Javon Solomon headed to 2024 Senior Bowl |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2023/12/troys-javon-solomon-headed-to-2024-senior-bowl.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=AL.com |language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 7/8
| weight = 246
| dash = 4.72
| ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.77
| shuttle = 4.39
| cone drill = 7.27
| vertical = 37.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| bench = 27
| arm span = 33 7/8
| hand span = 10 3/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Javon Solomon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/javon-solomon/3200534f-4c22-8092-733c-eec3f091d0b7 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1050904&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Javon Solomon College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 21, 2024}}
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Solomon was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 168th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL draft.{{cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/javon-solomon-buffalo-bills-nfl-edge-rusher/article_5e1d4694-0892-11ef-8506-eff2e8a28856.html|title=Speedy undersized edge rusher Javon Solomon represents a shift for Bills in draft|date=May 19, 2024|agency=The Buffalo News|author=Gaughan, Mark|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519121614/https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/javon-solomon-buffalo-bills-nfl-edge-rusher/article_5e1d4694-0892-11ef-8506-eff2e8a28856.html|archivedate=May 19, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.buffalobills.com/team/players-roster/javon-solomon/ Buffalo Bills bio]
- [https://troytrojans.com/sports/football/roster/javon-solomon/10362 Troy Trojans bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Florida
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football linebackers