Jay Person
 Person with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 | |||||||
| No. 38 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | March 20, 2000 Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tennessee) | ||||||
| College: | Appalachian State (2018) Chattanooga (2019–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career CFL statistics | |||||||
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Jay Paul Person (born March 20, 2000) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Person played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Chattanooga Mocs. He also had stints in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
College career
Person played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers in 2018 and the Chattanooga Mocs from 2019 to 2023.[1] He started his college career at Appalachian State and played in two games while redshirting, recording two tackles.[2] At Chattanooga he played in 48 games, logging 228 tackles, including 56 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, five pass deflections, nine forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
For his efforts in 2022 and 2023, he was the SoCon Defensive Player of The Year.[3][4] In those same years, Person was twice named to the FCS All-America team.[5][6] Person was also named as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, finishing T-8 and 12th in 2022 and 2023 respectively.[7][8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | Bench press | |||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
17 reps | |||||||
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Person signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2024.[10] He was released on June 11.[11]
Toronto Argonauts
On July 1, Person was signed by the Toronto Argonauts to the practice roster.[12] He was waived by the team on July 25.[13]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On August 1, it was announced that Person was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[14] He was released as part of the final roster cuts on August 27.[15]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On September 19, Person was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[16] After not appearing in the final two games of the 2024 season, he was signed to practice roster on June 1, 2025.[17] He made his CFL debut on July 18 against the Calgary Stampeders but did not record any statistics.[18] The following week against the Toronto Argonauts, he recorded 2 tackles and his first sack against quarterback, Nick Arbuckle.[19]
References
- ^ "Jay PERSON". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Jay Person - Football". App State Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Person, Curtis Take Top League Honors". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ Bobick, Ben (November 21, 2023). "Jay Person wins SoCon Defensive Player of the Year as Mocs turn focus to playoffs". Local3News.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ "AFCA announces 2022 FCS Coaches' All-America Teams | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (December 12, 2023). "South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski and Monmouth RB Jaden Shirden lead AP FCS All-America team". AP News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ Becton, Stan (December 6, 2022). "Every finalist for the Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan and Jerry Rice Awards | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ Herpst, Scott (November 25, 2023). "Person named Buchanan Award finalist". Northwest Georgia News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Draft Scout Jay Person - OLB - Chattanooga". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Lynch, Colin (May 13, 2024). "Patriots Ink UDFA All-American Edge Rusher Following Stellar Rookie Minicamp". Heavy Sports. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Patriots Claim Rookie LB Steele Chambers off Waivers from Detroit; Release Rookie LB Jay Person". New England Patriots. June 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts Make Flurry of Transactions, Bring Back Robert Priester". SI.com. July 1, 2024. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Mitchell, Mike (July 26, 2024). "Toronto Argonauts Surprisingly Release Rasheed Bailey, Two Others". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 1, 2024). "Bucs Place G Sua Opeta on IR, Add OLB Jay Person". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Arcia, Gil (August 27, 2024). "Buccaneers officially announce roster cuts". Bucs Nation. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Bombers sign All-American DE Jay Person". 3DownNation. September 20, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Blue Bombers transactions - June 1". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. June 1, 2025. Archived from the original on June 21, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Tait, Ed (July 18, 2025). "Game Day HQ #5 | Stampeders (4-1) at Blue Bombers (3-1)". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Archived from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "2025-07-26 Game Tracker - TORONTO Argonauts vs. WINNIPEG Blue Bombers (6525)". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.