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Jersey Number 22
Juwon Gaston
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 188
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, AL
- High School:
- Carver
Honors
• CUSA Defensive Player of the Week 9/15, MTSU Defensive Player of the Week 9/14, 11/30
2025 (r-Senior)
• Played in nine games and had three starts
• Finished with 39 tackles to rank sixth on the team while adding 2.5 TFLs, a team-best three interceptions, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles
• Led team in kick returns with nine for 208 yards while adding seven punt returns for 41 yards
• Played 457 total snaps on the season and another 124 on special teams
• Led the entire team with 84 total snaps against APSU, including 77 on defense. Turned in six tackles and a hurry
• Collected a TFL at Wisconsin
• Turned in five tackles to go with his first two interceptions of his career in the win over Nevada (first player with multiple INTs since 2022)
• Had eight stops and two pass breakups against Marshall (had second highest defensive PFF grade for MTSU – 74.8)
• Missed the Missouri State, Delaware and Jax State games
• Returned against FIU and had one stop on defense and three kick returns for 68 yards
• Had six tackles and a pass breakup in win over Sam Houston to go with a 34-yard kickoff return
• Turned in four tackles to go with a forced fumble and an interception he returned 30 yards in win over NMSU
2024 (Senior at Houston)
• Played in four games and preserved his redshirt
• Finished with 13 total tackles, including a TFL
• Rated a three star transfer portal recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and On3
2023 (Junior at Houston)
• Played in 10 games and had two starts (234 snaps)
• Had 18 tackles and one TFL on the season
• Turned in five stops against West Virginia and had four tackles against Sam Houston
Prior to Houston
• Spent the 2022 season at Northeast Mississippi Community College
• Played nine games
• Registered 53 tackles to go with five pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble
• Had five or more tackles six times
• Played at Hutchinson CC in 2021 where he competed in five games and tallied 12 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception
High School
• Rated among the top 25 players in the state of Alabama by 247Sports and ESPN
• Lettered in football and basketball at Carver High School
• As a senior he tallied 96 tackles, five interceptions and had seven kick returns for touchdowns
• Participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game
• Named to the Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro Team
• Helped basketball team to 2019 Class 6A title game
• Originally signed with Auburn out of Carver High School
Personal
• Full name: Juwon Mikal Gaston
• Parent: Michelle Archie
• Born: 1/13/2003
• Major: Integrated Studies
• CUSA Defensive Player of the Week 9/15, MTSU Defensive Player of the Week 9/14, 11/30
2025 (r-Senior)
• Played in nine games and had three starts
• Finished with 39 tackles to rank sixth on the team while adding 2.5 TFLs, a team-best three interceptions, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles
• Led team in kick returns with nine for 208 yards while adding seven punt returns for 41 yards
• Played 457 total snaps on the season and another 124 on special teams
• Led the entire team with 84 total snaps against APSU, including 77 on defense. Turned in six tackles and a hurry
• Collected a TFL at Wisconsin
• Turned in five tackles to go with his first two interceptions of his career in the win over Nevada (first player with multiple INTs since 2022)
• Had eight stops and two pass breakups against Marshall (had second highest defensive PFF grade for MTSU – 74.8)
• Missed the Missouri State, Delaware and Jax State games
• Returned against FIU and had one stop on defense and three kick returns for 68 yards
• Had six tackles and a pass breakup in win over Sam Houston to go with a 34-yard kickoff return
• Turned in four tackles to go with a forced fumble and an interception he returned 30 yards in win over NMSU
2024 (Senior at Houston)
• Played in four games and preserved his redshirt
• Finished with 13 total tackles, including a TFL
• Rated a three star transfer portal recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and On3
2023 (Junior at Houston)
• Played in 10 games and had two starts (234 snaps)
• Had 18 tackles and one TFL on the season
• Turned in five stops against West Virginia and had four tackles against Sam Houston
Prior to Houston
• Spent the 2022 season at Northeast Mississippi Community College
• Played nine games
• Registered 53 tackles to go with five pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble
• Had five or more tackles six times
• Played at Hutchinson CC in 2021 where he competed in five games and tallied 12 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception
High School
• Rated among the top 25 players in the state of Alabama by 247Sports and ESPN
• Lettered in football and basketball at Carver High School
• As a senior he tallied 96 tackles, five interceptions and had seven kick returns for touchdowns
• Participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game
• Named to the Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro Team
• Helped basketball team to 2019 Class 6A title game
• Originally signed with Auburn out of Carver High School
Personal
• Full name: Juwon Mikal Gaston
• Parent: Michelle Archie
• Born: 1/13/2003
• Major: Integrated Studies
MTSU Football Signing Day Press Conference 1/3/25
Wednesday, December 03
MTSU Football at New Mexico State post-game press conference – 11/29/25
Sunday, November 30
MTSU Football at New Mexico State post-game press conference – 11/29/25
Saturday, November 29
Raider Report Game 12 - MTSU vs. New Mexico State University
Friday, November 28
