Jonathan Sutherland
Pennsylvania State University
Men's Football
Biography
PERSONAL My full name is Jonathan Anthony Sutherland...Son of Sylvie and Everton Sutherland...Has one brother, Liam...Hobbies include snowboarding...Earned his degree in labor and employment relations and is pursuing a post-graduate degree in educational leadership...Has aspirations of being the CEO of a company. HIGH SCHOOL 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...Ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the state of Virginia, No. 37 player in the region, and No. 23 safety by ESPN...Named as the No. 27 defensive back and the No. 12 overall prospect in Virginia in the nation by Rivals...Ranked No. 152 in the Scout300 list...Ranked as No. 2 in Virginia, No. 3 in the East, and No. 16 overall among safeties by Scout...Rated the No. 19 prospect in Virginia and No. 50 safety in the 2017 class by 247Sports.
send deal Career Highlights:
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Game: 2019: Blocked two punts against Idaho (8/31), marking the first time Penn State blocked two punts in a game since 2000 vs. Louisiana Tech...Two blocked punts in a game are tied for the fourth-most in FBS history...Joined Houston's Keith Corbin (vs. Prairie View A&M) as the only FBS player with two blocked punts in a game (2019). 2021 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Season: Appeared in 10 games, making two starts...Played both the linebacker and safety positions...Voted as a team captain for the third time in his career...Joined Sean Clifford as the first three-time captains in program history...Awarded No. 0 jersey as special teams leader...Tallied 24 tackles (13 solo) with two tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup. at Wisconsin (9/4): Recorded seven tackles (6 solo). Ball State (9/11): Tallied four tackles...Added a tackle for loss. Auburn (9/18): Posted three tackles (2 solo). Villanova (9/25): Had one tackle. at Iowa (10/9): Recorded a pass breakup. Rutgers (11/20): Tallied his first career interception...Added four tackles (2 solo) and a tackle for loss. at Arkansas (1/1): Made five tackles. 2020 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Awarded the Bob Mitinger Memorial Award with Pat Freiermuth, awarded to the ultimate teammate who exhibits courage, character and social responsibility. Season: Appeared in all nine games...Selected as a team captain...Awarded No. 0 jersey as special teams leader, beginning a new Penn State tradition...Made 14 tackles (6 solo) to go along with two tackles for loss, an assisted sack and two pass breakups...Earned his degree in labor and employment relations in December. at Indiana (10/24): Made one tackle on punt coverage. Ohio State (10/31): Registered one tackle. Maryland (11/7): Broke up a pass. Iowa (11/21): Recorded three tackles...Collected a half tackle for loss. at Michigan (11/28): Assisted on one tackle. at Rutgers (12/5): Recorded four tackles, including two solo stops...Added a pass breakup. Michigan State (12/12): Made three tackles...Collected a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss...Had half a sack, the first of his career. Illinois (12/19): Assisted on a tackle. 2019 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned the Captain’s Award at the team’s awards banquet. Season: Appeared in 13 games...Selected as a team captain...Blocked two punts against Idaho (8/31), marking the first time Penn State blocked two punts in a game since 2000 vs. Louisiana Tech...Two blocked punts in a game are tied for the fourth-most in FBS history. Rankings: Ranked second in the FBS with two blocked kicks this season...Joined Houston’s Keith Corbin (vs. Prairie View A&M) as the only FBS player with two blocked punts in a game. Idaho (8/31): Collected three tackles, including two solo...Added a pass breakup...Blocked two punts in the second quarter, recording Penn State’s first blocked punt since Juwan Johnson against Rutgers in 2016...Tabbed as the Coaching Staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Buffalo (9/7): Registered three tackles, including a half-tackle for loss. Pittsburgh (9/14): Recorded five stops, including four solo...Made two tackles on punt coverages...Tabbed the Coaching Staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. at Maryland (9/27): Collected three tackles. Purdue (10/5): Assisted on a tackle. at Iowa (10/12): Posted one tackle. Michigan (10/19): Secured three tackles. at Michigan State (10/26): Recorded two tackles. Rutgers (11/30): Made a stop on punt coverage. vs. Memphis (12/28): Recorded a tackle on punt coverage. 2018 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games, including one start...One of 20 players to make their first career start...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance. Appalachian State (9/1): Made collegiate debut...Assisted on one tackle. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Made two solo stops. Kent State (9/15): Recorded five tackles, making four solo stops...Collected first career tackle for loss. at Illinois (9/21): Recorded a team-leading and career-high eight tackles...Matched a career best with a full tackle for loss. Michigan State (10/13): Recorded three tackles. at Indiana (10/20): Made seven stops, including six solo...Recorded first career forced fumble on a punt return in the fourth quarter. Iowa (10/27): Made first career start...Assisted on one tackle and broke up a pass. at Michigan (11/3): Recorded one solo tackle. Wisconsin (11/10): Collected three tackles. at Rutgers (11/17): Registered three tackles. Maryland (11/24): Recorded two solo tackles. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Assisted on three tackles.