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Jersey Number 3
Traver Jung
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Holmes [MS] CC
Bio
CAREER: Talented linebacker who played two seasons … Saw time at Will linebacker under Todd Grantham’s scheme and played mostly on the outside … Gained two years of experience playing at Holmes Community College before enrolling at MSU … Played in 23 games with two starts … Recorded 31 tackles, four tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during his career.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Reserve linebacker who saw most of his action on special teams … Played in 10 games and finished the year with six tackles and one tackle for loss … Best game of the season game against Charleston Southern (9/2) as he finished with three tackles and on tackle for loss … Tallied one tackle in games against Louisiana Tech (9/9), LSU (9/16) and BYU (10/14) … Did not play against Auburn or BYU.
2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 13 games with two starts – vs. Texas A&M and at Ole Miss … Saw action at the STAR position and finished with 25 tackles and three tackles for loss … Collected a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks in his SEC debut against South Carolina (9/10) … Had one tackle for loss and forced fumble that led to a turnover on the final play of regulation at BYU (10/14) … Notched one punishing sack in big win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5) … Made a season-high five tackles in his second start of the year at Ole Miss (11/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A four-star JUCO linebacker by ESPN.com … Rated three stars by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Suited up for two years at Holmes Community College under head coach Jeff Koonz … Ranked the second-best junior college linebacker by ESPN.com and the 13th-best junior college player by 247Sports … Timed in the 40-yard dash with a 4.4 … Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team All-State and All-Region honors in 2014 after recording 34 tackles, six pass deflections, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and two blocked kicks … Also received MACJC First-Team All-State accolades as a freshman with 70 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one forced fumble … Committed to Mississippi State in October 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL: Burst onto the scene as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, tallying 85 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception in his second season playing football … A high school teammate of current Bulldog Gerri Green.
PERSONAL: Born Traver Stefon Jung on Nov. 5, 1994 … Son of Stephanie Jung … Has two siblings – Xavies and Soraya … Wears the No. 3 as a tribute to his grandmother … Majoring in criminology.
JUNG’S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 5, at Ole Miss (11-26-15)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, (four times), last vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
Sacks: 1.0, (twice), last vs. Texas A&M (11-5-16)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at BYU (10-14-16)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Samford (11-29-16)
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Reserve linebacker who saw most of his action on special teams … Played in 10 games and finished the year with six tackles and one tackle for loss … Best game of the season game against Charleston Southern (9/2) as he finished with three tackles and on tackle for loss … Tallied one tackle in games against Louisiana Tech (9/9), LSU (9/16) and BYU (10/14) … Did not play against Auburn or BYU.
2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 13 games with two starts – vs. Texas A&M and at Ole Miss … Saw action at the STAR position and finished with 25 tackles and three tackles for loss … Collected a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks in his SEC debut against South Carolina (9/10) … Had one tackle for loss and forced fumble that led to a turnover on the final play of regulation at BYU (10/14) … Notched one punishing sack in big win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5) … Made a season-high five tackles in his second start of the year at Ole Miss (11/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A four-star JUCO linebacker by ESPN.com … Rated three stars by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Suited up for two years at Holmes Community College under head coach Jeff Koonz … Ranked the second-best junior college linebacker by ESPN.com and the 13th-best junior college player by 247Sports … Timed in the 40-yard dash with a 4.4 … Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team All-State and All-Region honors in 2014 after recording 34 tackles, six pass deflections, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and two blocked kicks … Also received MACJC First-Team All-State accolades as a freshman with 70 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one forced fumble … Committed to Mississippi State in October 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL: Burst onto the scene as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, tallying 85 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception in his second season playing football … A high school teammate of current Bulldog Gerri Green.
PERSONAL: Born Traver Stefon Jung on Nov. 5, 1994 … Son of Stephanie Jung … Has two siblings – Xavies and Soraya … Wears the No. 3 as a tribute to his grandmother … Majoring in criminology.
JUNG’S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 5, at Ole Miss (11-26-15)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, (four times), last vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
Sacks: 1.0, (twice), last vs. Texas A&M (11-5-16)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at BYU (10-14-16)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Samford (11-29-16)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30
