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2025 Football Roster

3 Jamarion Ravenell

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown DeSoto, Texas
  • Highschool DeSoto

Biography

Awards:
  • Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference (S) (2025)
School Records:
  • Longest interception return: 96 yards (9/6/2025 at Adams State)
  • Interception return yards (season): 121 yards (2025)
  • Interception return yards (career): 265 yards
2025 (Redshirt Junior):
Team Captain... Named Honorable Mention All-LSC... Played in 13 games during the season at safety... Totaled 31 tackles, but made his name by tying for the team lead with three interceptions and breaking numerous UTPB interception records... Finished third on the team with eight pass breakups... Ravenell returned his first pick of the season 96 yards for a touchdown in UTPB's win at Adams State (Sept. 6), and then had his second interception in as many games in the win at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 20). The 96-yarder was good for the longest interception return in the LSC this season, and was also the longest interception return in program history... In the fourth quarter of UTPB's regular-season finale vs. Sul Ross State (No. 15), Ravenell recorded a forced fumble and 0.5 tackles for loss... Recorded a career-high in total tackles (7) and tied his career-high in solo tackles (5) and added two pass breakups as No. 10-ranked UTPB earned its first playoff win in program history with a 37-24 victory at No. 4-ranked and No. 3-seeded Colorado State Pueblo... Followed that up with three tackles while adding a clutch fumble recovery on Tre Yanez's forced fumble to set up the Falcons' game-tying scoring drive in the fourth quarter as No. 10 UTPB defeated No. 15 Western Colorado 21-15 in the second round of the playoffs... His three interceptions this season were tied for sixth in the LSC while his 121 interception return yards were the most in the conference... He was also ninth in the conference in passes defended per game (0.85, 11 total)... Ravenell has five interceptions and 12 pass breakups over just the last two seasons... In all, he has recorded six interceptions in his three years at UTPB, which is tied for the second-most in program history... In addition, Ravenell is first in interception return yards in UTPB history for a career (265) and for a single season (121 this year)... Named to the Fall 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2024 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 12 games... Totaled 33 tackles with 24 of them being solo... Had eight games with multiple tackles... Had two interceptions, one each in the final two games of the season... Had an interception returned for a touchdown for the second year in a row, this time coming on a 55-yard return on just the second play of the game in the Heritage Bowl vs. No. 25 Central Missouri (Dec. 7)... Set a new career-high in solo tackles and total tackles... Named to the Spring 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023 (First-Year):
Played in five games... Had four solo tackles with five assists for nine total tackles... Picked off a pass returning it 87 yards for a touchdown in the season opener against Texas College (Sept. 2)... Interception yards was third best in UTPB history.

High School:
Was a two-time 11-6A All-District selection and was also a State Champion at DeSoto High School.

Personal:
Is first in interception return yards in UTPB history for a career (265 yards) and for a single season (121 yards in 2025).... Has the longest interception return in UTPB history (96 yards).

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2023Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 160 lbs
    46
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 160 lbs
    24
  • 3

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 170 lbs
    3