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Javontae Jean-Baptiste

Linebacker, Washington Commanders · #41.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Linebacker
Number: 41
Born: May 16, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Spring Valley, NY, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	24	11	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DAL	L 37-20	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Javontae Jean-Baptiste (born May 16, 2000) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish before being selected by the Commanders in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

Jean-Baptiste was born on May 16, 2000, in Spring Valley, New York. He attended Bergen Catholic High School. As a senior, Jean-Baptiste notched 88 tackles with 14.5 being for a loss, 11.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and the 129th best player in the class of 2018. Jean-Baptiste committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State

In Jean-Baptiste's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he played in 11 games notching 20 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, two and a half sacks, and a fumble recovery. He finished the 2021 season with 12 tackles with two going for a loss, and a sack and a half. In week 3 of the 2022 season, Jean-Baptiste totaled two sacks, a forced fumble, and five pressures against Toledo. In the 2022 Peach Bowl he had half a sack. In the 2022 season, Jean-Baptiste totaled 19 tackles with four and a half going for a loss, and four sacks. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. Jean-Baptiste finished his career at Ohio State totaling 52 tackles, eight sacks, and a forced fumble.

Notre Dame

In 2023, Jean-Baptiste transferred to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In Week 4, he notched a career-high eight tackles against his former team Ohio State. Jean-Baptiste tallied 47 tackles, 9.5 for loss, and 4 sacks during the season.