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Jersey Number 3
Traver Jung
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 226
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Holmes [MS] CC
CAREER: Talented linebacker who played two seasons โฆ Saw time at Will linebacker under Todd Granthamโs scheme and played mostly on the outside โฆ Gained two years of experience playing at Holmes Community College before enrolling at MSU โฆ Played in 23 games with two starts โฆ Recorded 31 tackles, four tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during his career.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Reserve linebacker who saw most of his action on special teams โฆ Played in 10 games and finished the year with six tackles and one tackle for loss โฆ Best game of the season game against Charleston Southern (9/2) as he finished with three tackles and on tackle for loss โฆ Tallied one tackle in games against Louisiana Tech (9/9), LSU (9/16) and BYU (10/14) โฆ Did not play against Auburn or BYU.
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2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 13 games with two starts โ vs. Texas A&M and at Ole Miss โฆ Saw action at the STAR position and finished with 25 tackles and three tackles for loss โฆ Collected a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks in his SEC debut against South Carolina (9/10) โฆ Had one tackle for loss and forced fumble that led to a turnover on the final play of regulation at BYU (10/14) โฆ Notched one punishing sack in big win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5) โฆ Made a season-high five tackles in his second start of the year at Ole Miss (11/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A four-star JUCO linebacker by ESPN.com โฆ Rated three stars by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals โฆ Suited up for two years at Holmes Community College under head coach Jeff Koonz โฆ Ranked the second-best junior college linebacker by ESPN.com and the 13th-best junior college player by 247Sports โฆ Timed in the 40-yard dash with a 4.4 โฆ Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team All-State and All-Region honors in 2014 after recording 34 tackles, six pass deflections, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and two blocked kicks โฆ Also received MACJC First-Team All-State accolades as a freshman with 70 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one forced fumble โฆ Committed to Mississippi State in October 2014.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Burst onto the scene as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, tallying 85 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception in his second season playing football โฆ A high school teammate of current Bulldog Gerri Green.
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PERSONAL:ย Born Traver Stefon Jung on Nov. 5, 1994 โฆ Son of Stephanie Jung โฆ Has two siblings โ Xavies and Soraya โฆ Wears the No. 3 as a tribute to his grandmother โฆ Majoring in criminology.
JUNGโS CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 5, at Ole Miss (11-26-15)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, (four times), last vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17) ย
Sacks: 1.0, (twice), last vs. Texas A&M (11-5-16)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at BYU (10-14-16)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Samford (11-29-16)
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Reserve linebacker who saw most of his action on special teams โฆ Played in 10 games and finished the year with six tackles and one tackle for loss โฆ Best game of the season game against Charleston Southern (9/2) as he finished with three tackles and on tackle for loss โฆ Tallied one tackle in games against Louisiana Tech (9/9), LSU (9/16) and BYU (10/14) โฆ Did not play against Auburn or BYU.
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2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 13 games with two starts โ vs. Texas A&M and at Ole Miss โฆ Saw action at the STAR position and finished with 25 tackles and three tackles for loss โฆ Collected a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks in his SEC debut against South Carolina (9/10) โฆ Had one tackle for loss and forced fumble that led to a turnover on the final play of regulation at BYU (10/14) โฆ Notched one punishing sack in big win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5) โฆ Made a season-high five tackles in his second start of the year at Ole Miss (11/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A four-star JUCO linebacker by ESPN.com โฆ Rated three stars by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals โฆ Suited up for two years at Holmes Community College under head coach Jeff Koonz โฆ Ranked the second-best junior college linebacker by ESPN.com and the 13th-best junior college player by 247Sports โฆ Timed in the 40-yard dash with a 4.4 โฆ Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team All-State and All-Region honors in 2014 after recording 34 tackles, six pass deflections, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and two blocked kicks โฆ Also received MACJC First-Team All-State accolades as a freshman with 70 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one forced fumble โฆ Committed to Mississippi State in October 2014.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Burst onto the scene as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, tallying 85 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception in his second season playing football โฆ A high school teammate of current Bulldog Gerri Green.
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PERSONAL:ย Born Traver Stefon Jung on Nov. 5, 1994 โฆ Son of Stephanie Jung โฆ Has two siblings โ Xavies and Soraya โฆ Wears the No. 3 as a tribute to his grandmother โฆ Majoring in criminology.
JUNGโS CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 5, at Ole Miss (11-26-15)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, (four times), last vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17) ย
Sacks: 1.0, (twice), last vs. Texas A&M (11-5-16)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at BYU (10-14-16)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Samford (11-29-16)
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