2021 Football Roster
Staton IV, John
Jersey Number 35
John Staton IV
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- The Lovett School
- Prev School:
- Samford University
Bio
2021: Saw action in Georgia's win over UAB and was credited with one stop...also played in the final five games of the season...credited with two tackles in win over Charleston Southern.
Samford University (2017-20): Named the 2020 Sigma Nu National Athlete of the Year…Samford’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president in 2020…Named to the 2020 preseason First Team All-American squad (Samford’s 2020 fall season was delayed until the 2021 spring because of the pandemic).
2019: Named First Team All-Southern Conference…saw action in all 11 games, including 10 starts at linebacker…led the SoCon and ranked 16th in the nation with 116 total tackles, including 50 solo stops…also had 3.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery…had 12 tackles, seven solo, in the season opener against Youngstown State…tallied 11 tackles at Wofford…had 15 tackles, including 1.5 for loss against Alabama A&M…tallied 13 tackles against Furman…contributed 12 tackles and a fumble recovery at VMI…had a career-high 22 tackles at Mercer.
2018: Played in all 11 games at linebacker…tallied 27 total tackles, including 17 solo tackles…also had one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble…had three tackles against Shorter…tallied a season-high seven tackles against Western Carolina…had six tackles at Furman…tallied five tackles at The Citadel.
2017: Saw action in all 12 games…finished the season with six tackles, including three solo stops…had a season-high two tackles at VMI.
High School:
Personal: Full name: JOHN CURTIS STATON IV…son of John and Maggie Staton…dad, John III, played football at North Carolina…graduated from Samford in 2020 with a degree in Sports Marketing…pursuing a Master’s degree in Sport Management at UGA.
Samford University (2017-20): Named the 2020 Sigma Nu National Athlete of the Year…Samford’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president in 2020…Named to the 2020 preseason First Team All-American squad (Samford’s 2020 fall season was delayed until the 2021 spring because of the pandemic).
2019: Named First Team All-Southern Conference…saw action in all 11 games, including 10 starts at linebacker…led the SoCon and ranked 16th in the nation with 116 total tackles, including 50 solo stops…also had 3.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery…had 12 tackles, seven solo, in the season opener against Youngstown State…tallied 11 tackles at Wofford…had 15 tackles, including 1.5 for loss against Alabama A&M…tallied 13 tackles against Furman…contributed 12 tackles and a fumble recovery at VMI…had a career-high 22 tackles at Mercer.
2018: Played in all 11 games at linebacker…tallied 27 total tackles, including 17 solo tackles…also had one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble…had three tackles against Shorter…tallied a season-high seven tackles against Western Carolina…had six tackles at Furman…tallied five tackles at The Citadel.
2017: Saw action in all 12 games…finished the season with six tackles, including three solo stops…had a season-high two tackles at VMI.
High School:
Personal: Full name: JOHN CURTIS STATON IV…son of John and Maggie Staton…dad, John III, played football at North Carolina…graduated from Samford in 2020 with a degree in Sports Marketing…pursuing a Master’s degree in Sport Management at UGA.
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