2020 Football Roster
James Jennette III
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 284
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Florissant, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Hazelwood West HS
- High School:
- Hazelwood West
- Major:
- General Studies
2020 (R-Sr.): Injured and did not see game action.
2019 (R-Jr.): Started all 12 games at defensive end … tied for second on the team with 3.5 sacks … led all BSU defensive linemen with 8.0 tackles for loss … recorded Ball State’s first two sacks of the season in the win over Fordham on Sept. 7 … tied a career high with six tackles in the win over Northern Illinois on Oct. 5 … involved in three or more stops in nine of 12 games … chipped in with five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack at Western Michigan on Nov. 5.
2018 (R-So.): Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman … finished third on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss … tallied multiple tackles in all but one game … notched his first collegiate sack in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29 … added another sack the following week against NIU … recorded a personal-best six tackles at Ohio on Oct. 25.
2017 (R-Fr.): Earned playing time on the defensive line in the final five games of the season … made his collegiate debut against Toledo on Oct. 26 … picked up five tackles at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2 … added a tackle for loss against Buffalo on Nov. 16.
2016 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Willie Ball at Hazelwood West … 2015 Suburban North Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year … ranked No. 12 on the St. Louis Dispatch’s ‘Super 30’ senior list … two-time all-conference honoree, including first team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Patrick and Chaunteia Marshall … one brother … born Aug. 25, 1998 … full name is James Anthony Jennette III … his biological father, James Jennette Jr., played collegiate football at Southeast Missouri.
