Jay Person
Jay Paul Person is an American professional football defensive lineman. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Person played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Chattanooga Mocs. He also had stints in the National Football League 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. He started his college career at Appalachian State and played in two games while redshirting, recording two tackles. 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. In those same years, Person was twice named to the FCS All-America team. Person was also named as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, finishing and 12th in 2022 and 2023 respectively.