Jowon Briggs holds the DE · Backup spot in New York Jets’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jowon Briggs played 17 games in 2025 with a 51% snap share.

Jowon Briggs is a 6'1", 313-pound defensive end from Cincinnati, Ohio, who played college football at Cincinnati and Virginia. The Cleveland Browns selected him in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. Briggs recorded 4.0 sacks during the 2025 season and enters his third year of professional football with the New York Jets.

Virginia2019 – 2020

Cincinnati2021 – 2023

Browns2024

Jets2025 — present

CollegeCincinnati; VirginiaDraftRound 7 · No. 243 overall · 2024 · CLEAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownCincinnati, OH