Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Moffatt, Jovante
Jersey Number 7
Jovante Moffatt
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Union City, TN
- High School:
- Union City
Bio
Career
• His 313 total tackles ranked tied for fifth all-time
• Set the games played record with 55
2019 (r-Senior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Played and started all 12 games
• Ended season with a team-best 98 tackles to go with a career-high three interceptions and a pass breakup
• Graded out a winner 10 games
• Voted a team captain
• Collected seven stops in win over TSU
• Had eight tackles against Duke
• Led the way with a game-high 12 tackles at Iowa, including eight solos
• Had 14 total tackles against Marshall, including a career-best 13 solo stops to go with two interceptions
• Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7
• Led team with eight tackles and an interception at UNT
• Also led team with six stops in win over FIU
• Added a game-high 11 tackles at Charlotte
• Shared team lead against ODU with 10 stops and also at WKU with seven tackles
2018 (Senior)
• Played in four games
• Finished year with 36 tackles to go with an interception, five pass breakups and a forced fumble
• Sat out spring drills while recovering from off-season surgery
• Missed first three games while still recovering from off-season surgery
• Made his return to the lineup against FAU and responded with eight tackles, an interception and a pass breakup
• Registered a career-high 17 tackles to go with a forced fumble and two pass breakups in win at Marshall
• Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 and earned TSWA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 10
• Had six tackles at FIU before being ejected for targeting
• Missed the entire Charlotte and ODU games
• Played against WKU and had five tackles and two pass breakups
• Did not dress against UTEP, Kentucky or either UAB game
• Was redshirted
2017 (Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• One of just four players to play and start all 13 games
• Finished with a career-best 101 total tackles to lead the team. Also added 4.5 TFLs, three pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Ranked second among safeties with 832 snaps played, including a season-high 107 at Syracuse
• Named the team’s Most Improved Safety following spring drills
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for safeties
• Shared the team lead against Syracuse with eight stops to go with a TFL and a pass breakup
• Led team with 13 tackles at Minnesota and also led the team with eight stops against Bowling Green
• Turned in a career-high 15 tackles, including a TFL at FAU
• Led team with nine tackles at UAB and led Raiders with seven stops against UTEP
• Shared the team lead with seven tackles at Charlotte
• Had 11 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery against WKU
• Led team with seven solo tackles and a TFL in win over ODU
• Collected an interception and a forced fumble in bowl win over A-State
2016 (Sophomore)
• Earned the Grinder award and Most Improved award for safeties in the spring
• Played all 13 games and had 12 starts
• Was second on the team with 76 stops, including a TFL and three pass breakups
• Had five or more tackles five times
• Led all safeties with 995 snaps
• Had 10 tackles at Marshall
• Credited with eight stops against Vanderbilt and FIU
• Added six stops in win at Bowling Green, win over LA Tech and North Texas and against WKU
2015 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• The majority of his 197 snaps played came on special teams
• Had two total tackles on the season (one each against Charlotte and Marshall)
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track at Union City High School
• Helped lead Union City to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014
• Tabbed first team all-state, all-region and all-district as a senior while also grabbing • Defensive Player of the Year honors
• Played in the TACA East-West All-Star game
• Credited with 50 solo stops, six interceptions, and three forced fumbles to go with 890 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns his senior year
• Voted the Defensive Player of the Game at the 2013 and 2014 state championship games
• Also had four interceptions as a junior
• Played for Coach Darren Bowling
Personal
• Full name: Jovante Dominique Moffatt
• Legal Guardian: Priscilla Moffatt (aunt)
• Born: 12/25/96
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism Studies
• His 313 total tackles ranked tied for fifth all-time
• Set the games played record with 55
2019 (r-Senior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Played and started all 12 games
• Ended season with a team-best 98 tackles to go with a career-high three interceptions and a pass breakup
• Graded out a winner 10 games
• Voted a team captain
• Collected seven stops in win over TSU
• Had eight tackles against Duke
• Led the way with a game-high 12 tackles at Iowa, including eight solos
• Had 14 total tackles against Marshall, including a career-best 13 solo stops to go with two interceptions
• Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7
• Led team with eight tackles and an interception at UNT
• Also led team with six stops in win over FIU
• Added a game-high 11 tackles at Charlotte
• Shared team lead against ODU with 10 stops and also at WKU with seven tackles
2018 (Senior)
• Played in four games
• Finished year with 36 tackles to go with an interception, five pass breakups and a forced fumble
• Sat out spring drills while recovering from off-season surgery
• Missed first three games while still recovering from off-season surgery
• Made his return to the lineup against FAU and responded with eight tackles, an interception and a pass breakup
• Registered a career-high 17 tackles to go with a forced fumble and two pass breakups in win at Marshall
• Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 and earned TSWA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 10
• Had six tackles at FIU before being ejected for targeting
• Missed the entire Charlotte and ODU games
• Played against WKU and had five tackles and two pass breakups
• Did not dress against UTEP, Kentucky or either UAB game
• Was redshirted
2017 (Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• One of just four players to play and start all 13 games
• Finished with a career-best 101 total tackles to lead the team. Also added 4.5 TFLs, three pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Ranked second among safeties with 832 snaps played, including a season-high 107 at Syracuse
• Named the team’s Most Improved Safety following spring drills
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for safeties
• Shared the team lead against Syracuse with eight stops to go with a TFL and a pass breakup
• Led team with 13 tackles at Minnesota and also led the team with eight stops against Bowling Green
• Turned in a career-high 15 tackles, including a TFL at FAU
• Led team with nine tackles at UAB and led Raiders with seven stops against UTEP
• Shared the team lead with seven tackles at Charlotte
• Had 11 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery against WKU
• Led team with seven solo tackles and a TFL in win over ODU
• Collected an interception and a forced fumble in bowl win over A-State
2016 (Sophomore)
• Earned the Grinder award and Most Improved award for safeties in the spring
• Played all 13 games and had 12 starts
• Was second on the team with 76 stops, including a TFL and three pass breakups
• Had five or more tackles five times
• Led all safeties with 995 snaps
• Had 10 tackles at Marshall
• Credited with eight stops against Vanderbilt and FIU
• Added six stops in win at Bowling Green, win over LA Tech and North Texas and against WKU
2015 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• The majority of his 197 snaps played came on special teams
• Had two total tackles on the season (one each against Charlotte and Marshall)
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track at Union City High School
• Helped lead Union City to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014
• Tabbed first team all-state, all-region and all-district as a senior while also grabbing • Defensive Player of the Year honors
• Played in the TACA East-West All-Star game
• Credited with 50 solo stops, six interceptions, and three forced fumbles to go with 890 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns his senior year
• Voted the Defensive Player of the Game at the 2013 and 2014 state championship games
• Also had four interceptions as a junior
• Played for Coach Darren Bowling
Personal
• Full name: Jovante Dominique Moffatt
• Legal Guardian: Priscilla Moffatt (aunt)
• Born: 12/25/96
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism Studies
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