Jovante Moffatt
Jovante Moffatt (born December 25, 1996) is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee.
![]() Moffatt with the Cleveland Browns in 2021 | |||
No. 38 – New York Jets | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Union City, Tennessee | December 25, 1996||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Union City (Union City, Tennessee) | ||
College: | Middle Tennessee | ||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
High school and college career
Moffatt's high school football team, the Union City Golden Tornadoes, won consecutive Class 1A Tennessee state championships during in his junior and senior seasons. In college, Moffatt was a member of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders for five seasons. He had 36 tackles with an interception, five passes broken and a forced fumble in his senior season before suffering shoulder injury and using a medical redshirt. As a redshirt senior, Moffat led the Blue Raiders with 98 tackles and three interceptions and was named honorable mention All-Conference USA. Moffatt finished his collegiate career with 313 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 17 passes defended and five interceptions.[1]
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Moffatt was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[2] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 26, 2020,[3] and was activated nine days later.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[5][6] The Browns promoted Moffatt to their active roster on September 29, 2020.[7] He was placed back on the COVID list on January 8, 2021,[8] and activated the next day.[9]
Moffatt was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2021.[10] Moffatt was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 1, 2021.[11] The Browns elevated Moffatt to their active roster on October 9, 2021.[12] He reverted to the Browns' practice squad on October 11, 2021. Moffatt was elevated to the active roster a second time on October 30, 2021; he reverted to the practice squad on November 1, 2021. Moffatt was elevated to the active roster again on December 11, 2021.[13] Moffatt was elevated to the active roster once more as a COVID-19 replacement player on December 24, 2021.[14]
New York Jets
On January 26, 2022, Moffatt signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[15]
References
- Spears, Joseph (April 25, 2020). "Middle Tennessee State safety Jovante Moffatt signs undrafted free agent deal with Cleveland Browns". Daily News Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Spears, Joseph. "Middle Tennessee State safety Jovante Moffatt signs undrafted free agent deal with Cleveland Browns". The Daily News Journal.
- "Browns place 2 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Browns activate RB Dontrell Hilliard, S Jovante Moffatt". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". ESPN.com. September 5, 2020.
- "Presenting the initial Cleveland Browns practice squad for 2020". September 6, 2020.
- "Browns sign S Jovante Moffatt from the team's practice squad". September 30, 2020.
- "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- "Browns activate 3 players, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- "Browns sign 11 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2021.
- "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 9, 2021.
- "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 11, 2021.
- "Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
- Greenberg, Ethan (January 26, 2022). "Jets Sign S Jovante Moffatt to Reserve/Future Contract". NewYorkJets.com.