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Javon Solomon

Linebacker, Buffalo Bills · #56.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Linebacker
Number: 56
Born: Jan 17, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Tallahassee, FL, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 246 lbs
College: Troy
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Career	36	23	13	3	1	1	2.5	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	@ LAR	W 37-34 OT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs NE	L 29-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAC	W 24-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	vs DET	W 41-31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ HOU	W 36-31	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Javon Pyree Solomon (born January 17, 2001) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Javon Solomon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Solomon attended Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida. As a senior, he had 73 tackles and 10 sacks. He committed to Troy University to play college football.

College career

After playing in three games and redshirting his first year at Troy in 2019, Solomon had 29 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2020. He had 50 tackles, 11 sacks and one interception in 2021 and 44 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2022. Solomon switched from outside linebacker to defensive end in 2023 and was named an All-American. He was selected to play in the 2024 Senior Bowl.

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