2025 Football Roster
Jean, Jonathan

Jersey Number 22
Jonathan Jean
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lakeland, Fla.
- High School:
- Victory Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- Rice
- Major:
- Leadership in Organizations
Bio
Graduate student in the classroom that has one year of eligibility remaining ... Committed to East Carolina May 10, 2025 who has one year of eligibility remaining … Three-year letterman at Rice who has played in 27 career games with nine starts … Tallied 56 career tackles (41 solo) which included 4.5 TFLs (-9 yards) and 1.0 sack (-5 yards) … Credited with five pass breakups and one forced fumble … Logged 669 career snaps over three-years for the Owls … Booked at least one tackle in 20 of 27 games (multiple 11 times) … Recorded a career-best 11 tackles against Tulane in 2023 … Named to 2022 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Recipient of “Bloody Joe” Davis Award in 2023.
2024 (Rice): Played in eight games in a reserve role … Recorded 11 tackles (seven solo) … Registered 1.5 sacks (-2 yards) and credited with two pass breakups … Logged 143 snaps … Registered at least one stop in 6 of 8 contests (multiple three times) … Recorded a season-best four tackles (three solo) against Sam Houston in the season opener … Tallied 1.5 TFLs for a combined minus two yards against Sam Houston … Credited with pass breakups against Sam Houston and South Florida … Added multiple stops in a game against Texas Southern (2) and at Houston (2), while collecting single tackles versus Army, Navy and South Florida.
2023 (Rice): Started nine of 11 games earning second varsity letter … Registered 41 tackles (30 solo) which included 3.0 TFLs (-7 yards) and one sack (-5 yards) … Credited with three pass breakups and a forced fumble … Logged a personal-best 438 plays … Tallied at least one tackle in 10 of 11 contests (multiple eight times) … Played the final six games with a cast on his left hand after coming back from surgery … Made his starting debut against Houston in the Bayou Bucket and had four tackles, but his most memorable play does not appear in the stats… With Houston trailing 43-41 in the second overtime, Jean knocked away Houston’s attempted two-point conversion to force a third overtime and give the Owls the trophy for the first time since 2010 … Reached double figures in tackles for the first time when he was credited with 11 vs. Tulane, including his first career sack … Recorded tackles for loss in three consecutive games (Tulane, UTSA, Charlotte) … Forced his first career fumble which set up the Owls’ second touchdown at Tulsa.
2022 (Rice): Played in eight games during redshirt freshman campaign earning first career varsity letter … Recorded four tackles (all solo) … Logged 88 snaps (67 defense, 21 special teams) … Credited with solo stops against No. 14 USC, McNeese, UTEP and Western Kentucky … First career stop came against USC in the fourth quarter.
2021 (Rice): Redshirted during initial year with the program … Did not see any game action.
High School: A three-year starter for coach Kendrick Stewart at Victory Christian Academy, which rolled to the FSHAA 2A state title in his junior year … Credited with 187 tackles, 30 pass breakups 19.0 TFLs, five interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in his career … Picked off three passes as a senior, returning two for touchdowns … Competed in track and finished 10th in the state meet triple jump as a sophomore … A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Jonathan Lamar Jean … Son of Idonel Jean and Ismona Julien ... Graduated in the summer of 2025 from Rice with a BS in finance ... Currently pursuing a graduate certificate in leadership in organization.
2024 (Rice): Played in eight games in a reserve role … Recorded 11 tackles (seven solo) … Registered 1.5 sacks (-2 yards) and credited with two pass breakups … Logged 143 snaps … Registered at least one stop in 6 of 8 contests (multiple three times) … Recorded a season-best four tackles (three solo) against Sam Houston in the season opener … Tallied 1.5 TFLs for a combined minus two yards against Sam Houston … Credited with pass breakups against Sam Houston and South Florida … Added multiple stops in a game against Texas Southern (2) and at Houston (2), while collecting single tackles versus Army, Navy and South Florida.
2023 (Rice): Started nine of 11 games earning second varsity letter … Registered 41 tackles (30 solo) which included 3.0 TFLs (-7 yards) and one sack (-5 yards) … Credited with three pass breakups and a forced fumble … Logged a personal-best 438 plays … Tallied at least one tackle in 10 of 11 contests (multiple eight times) … Played the final six games with a cast on his left hand after coming back from surgery … Made his starting debut against Houston in the Bayou Bucket and had four tackles, but his most memorable play does not appear in the stats… With Houston trailing 43-41 in the second overtime, Jean knocked away Houston’s attempted two-point conversion to force a third overtime and give the Owls the trophy for the first time since 2010 … Reached double figures in tackles for the first time when he was credited with 11 vs. Tulane, including his first career sack … Recorded tackles for loss in three consecutive games (Tulane, UTSA, Charlotte) … Forced his first career fumble which set up the Owls’ second touchdown at Tulsa.
2022 (Rice): Played in eight games during redshirt freshman campaign earning first career varsity letter … Recorded four tackles (all solo) … Logged 88 snaps (67 defense, 21 special teams) … Credited with solo stops against No. 14 USC, McNeese, UTEP and Western Kentucky … First career stop came against USC in the fourth quarter.
2021 (Rice): Redshirted during initial year with the program … Did not see any game action.
High School: A three-year starter for coach Kendrick Stewart at Victory Christian Academy, which rolled to the FSHAA 2A state title in his junior year … Credited with 187 tackles, 30 pass breakups 19.0 TFLs, five interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in his career … Picked off three passes as a senior, returning two for touchdowns … Competed in track and finished 10th in the state meet triple jump as a sophomore … A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Jonathan Lamar Jean … Son of Idonel Jean and Ismona Julien ... Graduated in the summer of 2025 from Rice with a BS in finance ... Currently pursuing a graduate certificate in leadership in organization.
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