Jonathan Named Academic All-American
7/12/2021 4:44:00 PM | Football
Syracuse defensive lineman Kingsley Jonathan was honored among the best student-athletes the sport has to offer, earning CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America honors on Monday.
Jonathan is the only honoree from the ACC on the list and is the 16th player in program history to receive the honor.
Jonathan earned his undergraduate degree in information technology management this spring. A three-time ACC All-Academic selection and four-time ACC Honor Roll recipient, Jonathan was the winner of the Jim Tatum Award this winter, which is given to the top senior football student-athlete in the ACC.
A semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy and Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year awards in 2020, Jonathan also represents Syracuse on the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has posted a GPA of at least 3.5 every semester of his college academic career.
Jonathan is also involved in numerous off-field initiatives as well. He is in his second year of a two-year term as one of the ACC's Autonomy Representatives, with voting power on proposed rule changes in the NCAA Division I Autonomy process. 1-of-15 NCAA student-athletes with voting power. He is also a member of the Syracuse SAAC, ACC SAAC and Syracuse Diversity and Inclusion Student-Athlete Board.
Starting each of Syracuse's 11 games this fall, Jonathan recorded 32 tackles (25 solo). He posted 5.5 tackles for loss, including three quarterback sacks, while breaking up three passes. He forced one fumble and four quarterback hurries.
He returns to the Syracuse defensive unit this fall, which welcomes back the entirety of its starting defensive line from a year ago.
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Jonathan is the only honoree from the ACC on the list and is the 16th player in program history to receive the honor.
Jonathan earned his undergraduate degree in information technology management this spring. A three-time ACC All-Academic selection and four-time ACC Honor Roll recipient, Jonathan was the winner of the Jim Tatum Award this winter, which is given to the top senior football student-athlete in the ACC.
A semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy and Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year awards in 2020, Jonathan also represents Syracuse on the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has posted a GPA of at least 3.5 every semester of his college academic career.
Jonathan is also involved in numerous off-field initiatives as well. He is in his second year of a two-year term as one of the ACC's Autonomy Representatives, with voting power on proposed rule changes in the NCAA Division I Autonomy process. 1-of-15 NCAA student-athletes with voting power. He is also a member of the Syracuse SAAC, ACC SAAC and Syracuse Diversity and Inclusion Student-Athlete Board.
Starting each of Syracuse's 11 games this fall, Jonathan recorded 32 tackles (25 solo). He posted 5.5 tackles for loss, including three quarterback sacks, while breaking up three passes. He forced one fumble and four quarterback hurries.
He returns to the Syracuse defensive unit this fall, which welcomes back the entirety of its starting defensive line from a year ago.
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