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Jersey Number 57
Kingsley Jonathan
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Graduates as an accomplished student-athlete with numerous on and off field awards ... One of the team’s most effective pass rushers … 2020 Jim Tatum Award Winner as the ACC's top senior football student-athlete ... Tallied 101 tackles (60 solo), 21.5 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 56 games ... Finished a two-year term as one of the ACC’s three representatives with voting power on proposed NCAA rule changes under the Division I autonomy process … 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American ... 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection ... Named to the 2019 and 2020 All-ACC Academic Team .... Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection ... Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester he’s been on campus … Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Board.
Senior Year (2021): Appeared in all-12 games with one start, recording 20 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ... Witten Award Semifinalist ... Made two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in the Orange's win over UAlbany (9/18) ... Had a sack at Florida State (10/2) ... Made a pair of tackles vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Had three tackles at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Recorded 3.0 sacks, which ties for the eighth-most in a single game in program history, against Boston College (10/30) as part of a five tackle day ... Had four tackles against NC State (11/20) ... Made two tackles and hurried the quarterback twice against Pittsburgh (11/27) ... Joseph Alexander Award for excellence in football, scholarship, and citizenship.Â
Senior Year (2020): Winner of the Jim Tatum Award, which honors the ACC’s top senior football student-athlete … Campbell Trophy Semifinalist … Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … Senior CLASS Award Candidate … Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Semifinalist … Started all-11 games on defensive line … Finished the season with 32 tackles (25 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble, four quarterback hurries and three pass deflections … Had a sack, a TFL and four tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12). Was the team’s game captain vs. the Tar Heels … Set a new career high with six tackles against Duke (10/10). Also had a sack and forced a fumble … Tied his career high with six tackles against Wake Forest (10/31) … Had a tackle for loss and a pair of tackles at Louisville (11/20) … Had a sack and a tackle for loss against NC State (11/28) … Had a tackle for loss and two tackles at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive end ... Tallied a personal-best 24 tackles, including three for a loss, and 1.5 sacks to go along with one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had at least one tackle in 10 games ... In the season opener at Liberty (8/31), had two tackles, tied his career high with 1.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack, and forced and recovered a fumble to help the Orange shut out the Flames ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), collected three tackles ... Logged two tackles, one sack and broke up the first pass of his career versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Registered three tackles at NC State (10/10) and at Duke (11/16) ... Tied his career high with four tackles in the season finale against Wake Forest (11/30) ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in all 13 games, starting two ... Notched 21 tackles (13 solo) ...Third on the team with five sacks … Fifth on the team with six tackles for loss … Made a career-high four tackles against Wagner (9/8), including one sack, and forced the first fumble of his career ... Registered a sack against Florida State (9/15) … Logged two tackles at Clemson (9/29) … Credited with half a sack at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Made two solo tackles against North Carolina (10/20) … Collected two tackles, 1.5 sacks, and recovered the first fumble of his career against Louisville (11/9) … Had a sack in his first career start at Boston College (11/24) … Started the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) and equaled his personal best with four tackles, including one for a loss ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in eight games ... Logged four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and one sack ... Made his college debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and tallied a season-best two tackles, including his first sack ... Had one tackle versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Carded a half tackle for loss at Louisville (11/18) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Defensive end and outside linebacker for head coach Henry Russell at St. Frances Academy … Previously attended Eastern Alamance High School in North Carolina … Ranked 24th among defensive ends in the Class of 2017 by Rivals.com … No. 29 weakside defensive end in the class, according to 247Sports.com … Tallied 65 tackles and 16 sacks to lead St. Frances to a 10-2 record and the MIAA Class A title as a senior … Named to the Team Maryland roster for the 2017 Big 33 Football Classic … As a junior at Eastern Alamance, carded 104 tackles, including eight for a loss, five sacks, three pass deflections, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Also played basketball, soccer and competed in track & field.Â
Personal: Chukwuemeka Kingsley Jonathan … Born on April 28, 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria … Guardians are Tim and Tyra Grate … One brother, two sisters … Holds a Bachelors' in information management and technology... Pursuing a master's in instructional design, development, and education.
Senior Year (2021): Appeared in all-12 games with one start, recording 20 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ... Witten Award Semifinalist ... Made two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in the Orange's win over UAlbany (9/18) ... Had a sack at Florida State (10/2) ... Made a pair of tackles vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Had three tackles at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Recorded 3.0 sacks, which ties for the eighth-most in a single game in program history, against Boston College (10/30) as part of a five tackle day ... Had four tackles against NC State (11/20) ... Made two tackles and hurried the quarterback twice against Pittsburgh (11/27) ... Joseph Alexander Award for excellence in football, scholarship, and citizenship.Â
Senior Year (2020): Winner of the Jim Tatum Award, which honors the ACC’s top senior football student-athlete … Campbell Trophy Semifinalist … Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … Senior CLASS Award Candidate … Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Semifinalist … Started all-11 games on defensive line … Finished the season with 32 tackles (25 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble, four quarterback hurries and three pass deflections … Had a sack, a TFL and four tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12). Was the team’s game captain vs. the Tar Heels … Set a new career high with six tackles against Duke (10/10). Also had a sack and forced a fumble … Tied his career high with six tackles against Wake Forest (10/31) … Had a tackle for loss and a pair of tackles at Louisville (11/20) … Had a sack and a tackle for loss against NC State (11/28) … Had a tackle for loss and two tackles at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive end ... Tallied a personal-best 24 tackles, including three for a loss, and 1.5 sacks to go along with one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had at least one tackle in 10 games ... In the season opener at Liberty (8/31), had two tackles, tied his career high with 1.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack, and forced and recovered a fumble to help the Orange shut out the Flames ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), collected three tackles ... Logged two tackles, one sack and broke up the first pass of his career versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Registered three tackles at NC State (10/10) and at Duke (11/16) ... Tied his career high with four tackles in the season finale against Wake Forest (11/30) ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in all 13 games, starting two ... Notched 21 tackles (13 solo) ...Third on the team with five sacks … Fifth on the team with six tackles for loss … Made a career-high four tackles against Wagner (9/8), including one sack, and forced the first fumble of his career ... Registered a sack against Florida State (9/15) … Logged two tackles at Clemson (9/29) … Credited with half a sack at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Made two solo tackles against North Carolina (10/20) … Collected two tackles, 1.5 sacks, and recovered the first fumble of his career against Louisville (11/9) … Had a sack in his first career start at Boston College (11/24) … Started the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) and equaled his personal best with four tackles, including one for a loss ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in eight games ... Logged four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and one sack ... Made his college debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and tallied a season-best two tackles, including his first sack ... Had one tackle versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Carded a half tackle for loss at Louisville (11/18) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Defensive end and outside linebacker for head coach Henry Russell at St. Frances Academy … Previously attended Eastern Alamance High School in North Carolina … Ranked 24th among defensive ends in the Class of 2017 by Rivals.com … No. 29 weakside defensive end in the class, according to 247Sports.com … Tallied 65 tackles and 16 sacks to lead St. Frances to a 10-2 record and the MIAA Class A title as a senior … Named to the Team Maryland roster for the 2017 Big 33 Football Classic … As a junior at Eastern Alamance, carded 104 tackles, including eight for a loss, five sacks, three pass deflections, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Also played basketball, soccer and competed in track & field.Â
Personal: Chukwuemeka Kingsley Jonathan … Born on April 28, 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria … Guardians are Tim and Tyra Grate … One brother, two sisters … Holds a Bachelors' in information management and technology... Pursuing a master's in instructional design, development, and education.
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