Born: October 23, 1993– Inglewood, California
Entering 2020: Years as a Lion: 1st  Years in CFL: 3rd  Status: American
Career Games: 22Â Â Playoffs: 2Â Â Â Grey Cup: 1
Acquired:
J.R. was signed as a free agent by the Lions in February 2020.
Highlights:
2019: J.R. suited up in 16 games with the Redblacks and recorded a team-high seven sacks to go along with 49 defensive tackles and three forced fumbles.
2018: J.R. made his CFL debut in Ottawa, suiting up in six games while recording eight defensive tackles, seven special teams stops and a forced fumble.
2015-2016: J.R. spent parts of two seasons on the Tennessee Titans practice roster after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent.
College:
2011-2014: J.R. suited up in 40 games with the USC Trojans and recorded 130 total tackles and 10.5 sacks while also being named an All-Pac-12 honourable mention in 2013.
Seasons
Defence
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018
|
OTT | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
2019
|
OTT | 16 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Total
|
22 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Game Log
Defence
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-15
|
1 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-05
|
4 | WPG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-13
|
5 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-19
|
6 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-25
|
7 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
08-02
|
8 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
08-09
|
9 | EDM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-17
|
10 | HAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-24
|
11 | SSK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-07
|
13 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
09-13
|
14 | BC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-21
|
15 | BC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-28
|
16 | EDM | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-11
|
18 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-19
|
19 | HAM | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-26
|
20 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |