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Jersey Number 42
JT Kouame-Yao
- Year:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Hometown:
- Centreville, Va.
- High School:
- Westfield
- Previous:
- Shepherd
2025:
2024 at Shepherd:
2023 at Shepherd:
2022 at Shepherd:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in two games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
2024 at Shepherd:
- First Team All-PSAC East linebacker
- PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week once
- Played in 10 games, making nine starts at linebacker
- Had 62 tackles (34 solo) to go with 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and a pass breakup
- Career highs of 13 tackles and 4.0 TFL with a half sack at Shippensburg (Sept. 28)
- Made eight tackles with 3.5 TFL and a career-high 1.5 sacks at Seton Hill (Nov. 16)
- Had eight tackles with 1.5 TFL and a half sack vs. Bloomsburg (Nov. 2)
- Also made eight stops with a TFL vs. Millersville (Oct. 19)
- Recorded five tackles with a sack at West Chester (Oct. 12)
- Tallied five or more tackles in seven games
- Had at least 1.0 TFL in five games and a full sack twice
2023 at Shepherd:
- Started all 12 games at linebacker
- Had 71 tackles (36 solo) to go with 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and two pass breakups
- Season highs of 12 tackles (8 solo) and 2.0 TFL vs. Southern Connecticut State (Sept. 2)
- Made 10 tackles with a career-best two interceptions at Bloomsburg (Oct. 28)
- Tallied six tackles with a season-high tying 2.0 TFL and his first interception vs. Kutztown (Sept. 23)
- Had seven tackles and a fumble recovery at California [PA] (Sept. 16)
- Also had seven stops with a half TFL at Millersville (Oct. 14)
- Registered six tackles with first career sack at Lock Haven (Oct. 7)
- Tallied five or more tackles in nine games
- Had at least 1.0 TFL in three games
2022 at Shepherd:
- Played in 13 games, making two starts at linebacker
- Had 36 tackles (21 solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss and a block
- Season-high 10 tackles in NCAA Division II semifinals at Colorado School of Mines (Dec. 10)
- Made eight tackles with a TFL vs. Lock Haven (Oct. 8)
- Registered five tackles, all solo, in Division II quarterfinals at Indiana [PA] (Dec. 3)
- Tallied three or more tackles in six games
High School:
- Second Team All-State as a senior
- Multi-sport athlete who also lettered in track & field and wrestling
Personal:
- Born and raised in France
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