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Jason Abbey Season 2024

PositionDL
Weight240 lbs
Height6-3
ClassRedshirt Freshman
HometownRichmond, Va.
High SchoolDouglas S. Freeman

2023: Played in four games making two tackles.

High School:  Three-year letterman for head coach George Bland at Douglas S. Freeman High School in Virginia … Captained the Mavericks during his senior season … Two-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) All-Region selection … Helped lead the Mavericks to two nine-win seasons, two VHSL regional semifinals and a 20-9 record during his career … Recorded 196 career tackles, 36 career TFLs and 13 career sacks … As a 2022 senior, he registered 89 tackles, 16 TFLs, nine sacks and forced four fumbles … Helped guide Freeman (9-3) to the 2022 VHSL Region 5C semifinals … Invited to the 2022 Big River Rivalry All-Star Game … Chosen to the 2022 VHSL All-Region 5C First Team … Named the Mavericks’ 2022 Most Valuable Player … As a 2021 junior, he recorded 89 tackles, 18 TFLs and two sacks … Helped guide Freeman (9-3) to the 2021 VHSL Region 5C semifinals … Chosen to the 2021 VHSL All-Region 5C Second Team … Also competed in swimming at state and national meets until his freshman year … Rated as a three-star defensive lineman by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 24 Virginia prospect by 247Sports, No. 25 by ESPN, No. 29 by On3 and No. 37 by Rivals.
 
Personal:  Full name is Jason Wilson Abbey … Son of Samuel Abbey and Nadine Kitenge … Has two brothers, Legend and Leking, and three sisters, Joanna, Jaden and Jordin … Interested in majoring in the field of sports medicine at Virginia Tech … Carries a 3.29 GPA … Aspires to make it to the NFL … Lists playing video games as his primary hobby … Born Nov. 8, 2004, in Richmond, Virginia.