2014 Football Roster
Roster
Junior Sylvestre
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, FL
- High School:
- South Broward
2014
Listed at No. 1 at inside linebacker in preseason depth chart...Sporting News preseason MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
2013
Named first-team All-MAC...Led team with 118 tackles...Third in MAC and tied for 21st nationally with 9.8 tackles per game...Tied for 10th in MAC with 9.5 tackles for loss...Also had five sacks...Led team with seven QB hurries, including three vs. Buffalo...12 tackles vs. NIU...Career-best three sacks vs. Bowling Green, including key stop on BG’s final drive...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for effort vs. Falcons...Career-high 17 tackles vs. Navy...10 tackles to go with 23-yard fumble recovery for TD vs. BSU...12 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries vs. CMU...On the sack, he forced a fumble, scooped it up and ran 22 yards for a TD...Earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. CMU...13 tackles vs. Missouri...11 tackles vs. Florida...Two tackles for loss vs. EMU.
2012
Played in all 13 games, starting five at star linebacker...Recorded 49 tackles and 1.0 TFL...Career-high eight tackles vs. NIU.
2011
Appeared in all 13 games...Totaled 19 tackles and one recovered fumble...Season-high four tackles vs. EMU...Recorded three tackles vs. New Hampshire and Miami.
High School
All-county wide receiver/defensive back as a senior...Averaged 7.3 yards and scored four touchdowns on 19 carries...Caught eight passes for 85 yards...57 tackles...Played in the Broward County Athletic Association All-Star Game as a senior...Track standout, running on 4x400 relay team that placed second in the state as a junior...Made state finals in the 200 m as a sophomore...High school coach was Allen Held.
Personal
Full name is Johnior Sylvestre...Birthdate: Dec. 27, 1991...Parents are Gilsame and Johnion Sylvestre...Criminal justice major.
Career Stats
| Year | G/S | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Sack | QBH | FF | BrUp |
| 2011 | 13/0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13/5 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 1.0/-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 12/12 | 64 | 54 | 118 | 9.5/-44 | 5.0/-33 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 38/17 | 106 | 80 | 186 | 10.5/-44 | 5.0/-33 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 17 (Navy, 10-19-13)
Sacks: 3 (Bowling Green, 10-26-13)
