Jay'viar Suggs

Defensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints · #62.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 62
Born: Feb 24, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Flint, MI, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 299 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Experience: Rookie
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

Jay'viar Suggs (born February 24, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grand Valley State Lakers, LSU Tigers, and Wisconsin Badgers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jay'viar Suggs, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Suggs attended Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Michigan, and committed to play college football for the Division II Grand Valley State Lakers.

Grand Valley State

Suggs took a redshirt in 2019 before the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not record any stats in 2021. In 2022, he tallied 21 tackles with seven being for a loss, three sacks, five pass deflections, and a forced fumble. In 2023, Suggs notched 23 tackles with seven and half going for a loss, and five sacks, earning second team all-conference honors. After the season, Suggs entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Suggs finished his career at Grand Valley State with 42 tackles with being for a loss 14.5 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and nine passes defended.