Jonathan Jean

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lakeland, Fla.
High School:
Victory Christian Academy
Prev School:
Rice
Major:
Leadership in Organizations

Graduate student in the classroom ... 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.