2015 Football Roster
Roster
Johnathan Calvin
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 263
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invitee
2016 Third-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
CAREER: Solid defensive end who made a tremendous impact in two seasons with the program … Played in 26 games with 11 starts … Racked up 82 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in two seasons … Also had two fumble recoveries and one interception … Had a knack for blocking kicks as well, collecting two and leading the SEC in the category as a senior … Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies in Dec. 2016 … Officially enrolled early at MSU in January 2015 after two years at Copiah-Lincoln Community College … Committed to Mississippi State in July 2014.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: The team leader in tackles for loss and sacks who played in all 13 games and started 10 contests … Led the SEC in blocked kicks (2) … One of only three players in the Dan Mullen era to block multiple kicks in a season … Saw most of his action at MSU’s Viper position … Started every game with the exception of Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Miami … Proved to be one of the top pass rushers in the SEC, finishing 15th in tackles for loss (11.5) and 11th in sacks (7.0) … Collected 55 total tackles … Dominant three-game stretch vs. Kentucky, Samford and Texas A&M where he combined for five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … Recovered fumble and one tackle for loss against South Carolina (11/10) … One of the best games of his career was at UMass (9/24) as he registered a career-best nine tackles, two tackles for loss and notched his first career interception on the final drive of the game … Forced a fumble that led to a touchdown at Kentucky (10/22) … Tallied two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Samford (10/29) … A constant in the backfield against No. 4 Texas A&M, recording a strip sack and multiple QB hurries (11/5) … Registered a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in the Egg Bowl win over Ole Miss (11/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Contributed in his first year, playing in 13 games and starting one contest (Belk Bowl) … Finished with 27 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries … Third on the squad in quarterback hurries and sixth in tackles for loss … Collected four tackles in the Northwestern State win (9/19), including one tackle for loss and half a sack … Credited with his first two career solo tackles in the win at No. 25 Auburn (9/26) … Tallied a sack and a career-high six tackles at No. 14 Texas A&M (10/3) ... Totaled four tackles and a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Troy (10/10) … Registered four tackles and two quarterback hurries in the Louisiana Tech home win (10/17) …
Had a tackle for loss in both the victories against Kentucky (10/24) and Missouri (11/5) ... Got his first start against NC State in the Belk Bowl (12/30) and gave QB Jacoby Brissett fits early with two hurries.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A three-star defensive end by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports … Suited up at defensive end for two years at Copiah-Lincoln Community College for head coach Glenn Davis … Was ranked the fifth-best junior college defensive end in the country by Rivals.com and the 48th-overall junior college player by 247Sports … Rated a three-star defensive end by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports … Finished the 2014 season with 46 tackles, 5.5 sacks, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in helping the Wolves earn an appearance in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Championship Game … Tallied 29 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and one interception en route to becoming a MACJC First-Team All-Conference honoree as a freshman in 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL: Transferred from Provine High School to Murrah High School for his last two years as a prep athlete … As a senior, totaled 47 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, two interceptions and one sack … Finished with 58 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior in his first season playing football … Began his high school sports career as a basketball player at Provine … A Murrah teammate of fellow Bulldog Malik Dear.
PERSONAL: Born Jonathan Jamaal Calvin on Nov. 28, 1993 … Parents are Marlenn and Telly … Has two siblings – Terrell and Alexis … Graduated in interdisciplinary studies in Dec. 2016 … Twitter handle is @CalvinJohnathan.
CALVIN’S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 9, at UMass (9-24-16)
Tackles For Loss: 2.5, at Ole Miss (11-26-16)
Sacks: 2.0, at Ole Miss (11-26-16)
Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (11-5-16)
Fumble Recovery: 1, vs. South Carolina (9-10-16)
Interceptions: 1, at UMass (9-24-16)
