Jonathan Sutherland
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#28
Experience: R
Height: 5-11
Age: 24
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Penn State
Biography
Signed by Seattle as a UDFA on May 12, 2023.
TRANSACTIONS:
- 05/12/23: Signed by Seattle as a UDFA
COLLEGE: Competed in 58 career games, totaling 137 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in three consecutive years (2020-2022). Semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy in 2022. Voted a team captain in 2022 and joined Sean Clifford as the only four-time captains in team history. Blocked two punts against Idaho (08/31/2019), marking the first time Penn State blocked two punts in a game since 2000 vs. Louisiana Tech. Two blocked punts in a game is tied for the fourth-most in FBS history.
PERSONAL: Two-time letterman for head coach Panos Voulgaris at Episcopal High School in Virginia. Named team captain as a senior in 2016. Helped lead the Maroon to an 8-1 mark and the outright Interstate Athletic Conference Championship in 2016. Guided Episcopal to the IAC crown in 2015 with a 7-1-1 record. Earned all-state first-team honors as a junior and a senior. Selected first-team USA Today All-State as a senior. Selected as the 2016 Interstate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Garnered first-team All-IAC accolades as a junior and a senior. Named second-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a senior. Participated in Nike's The Opening Regional in Washington D.C. Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.