| No. 56 –Buffalo Bills | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2001-01-17)January 17, 2001 (age 24) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Amos P. Godby (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| College: | Troy (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024: 5th round, 168th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Javon Pyree Solomon (born January 17, 2001) is an American professionalfootballdefensive end for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atTroy and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the2024 NFL draft.
Solomon attendedAmos P. Godby High School inTallahassee, Florida. As a senior, he had 73 tackles and 10 sacks. He committed toTroy University to play college football.[1]
After playing in three games and redshirting his first year at Troy in 2019, Solomon had 29 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2020. He had 50 tackles, 11 sacks and oneinterception in 2021 and 44 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2022.[2][3] Solomon switched from outside linebacker to defensive end in 2023 and was named anAll-American.[4][5] He was selected to play in the2024 Senior Bowl.[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) | 4.72 s | 1.66 s | 2.77 s | 4.39 s | 7.27 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 27 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Solomon was selected by theBuffalo Bills with the 168th overall pick in the fifth round of the2024 NFL draft.[9]