| Jamal Briggs |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Maplewood, N.J.
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| High School:
Columbia
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195
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| Position:
Defensive Back
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Hard-hitting defensive back ... physical player ... lean and long defensive back.
2009 (Junior): Played in all 11 games, earning starts against Lehigh and Lafayette ... posted season-high 10 tackles against the Leopards ... collected first career interception in win over Georgetown ... finished campaign with 34 tackles to rank 10th on team ... named team's Defensive Player of the Week following Lafayette game.
2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games, making starts against Patriot League foes Georgetown and Holy Cross ... recorded season-high three tackles against Georgetown, all in the first half ... also had tackles against Duquesne and Holy Cross ... returned one kick for five yards opposite Crusaders.
2007 (Freshman): Saw limited varsity action in four games ... major contributor in three jayvee games, finishing with 15 tackles (10 solo), three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... registered seven tackles and two forced fumbles against Lackawanna ... forced and recovered a fumble against Hargrave Military Academy ... Lewisburg Touchdown Club Scout Team Player of the Week after the Colgate game.
Columbia High School: Played football and lacrosse ... football team captain ... second-team all-conference ... all-area senior scholar ... team defensive player award as a senior ... played for coach Chuck Keegan.
Personal: Jamal Joshua Briggs ... born Nov. 28, 1989 in Newark, N.J. ... son of Hilliard Edmond and Charlene Briggs ... has six siblings ... father is a former New Jersey light heavyweight boxing champion ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2009 ... majoring in economics.
Briggs' Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS UT AT TT TFL INT PD FF FR
2007 4/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2008 9/2 3 2 5 0-0 0 0 0 0
2009 11/2 22 12 34 0-0 1-0 1 0 0
Totals 24/4 25 14 39 0-0 1-0 1 0 0
Briggs' Career KOR/All-Purpose Statistics
Year G/GS KR Yds. Avg. Lg. APY
2007 4/0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 9/2 1 5 5.0 5 5
2009 11/2 1 1 1.0 1 1
Totals 24/4 2 6 3.0 5 6
