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Lamot, John
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John Lamot
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Graham, N.C.
- School:
- Eastern Alamance HS
Bio
LAMOT’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10 (3x), last vs. UConn, 11/18/17
Tackles for loss: 2.0 vs. Florida State, 10/27/17
Sacks: 1 (2x), last vs. No. 23 NC State, 11/11/17
Interceptions: 1 at Virginia, 10/21/17
Long interception return: 40 at Virginia, 10/21/17 (TD)
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games totaling 35 tackles on the season ... provided two tackles in a reserve role against UMass (9/1/18)... recorded five tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/8/18)... posted eight tackles at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... tallied three solo tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... tallied six tackles, 1.0 TFL and forced a fumble at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... m Made first start of the season vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... chipped in with two tackles vs. Miami (10/26/18)... supplied three solo tackles vs. Clemson (11/10/18)... two tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named the ACC’s Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association … played in 11 games before a knee injury sidelined him for the final two games of the season … fifth on the team with 63 tackles … totaled six tackles for loss, two sacks and returned one interception for a touchdown … seven tackles in one half at No. 2 Clemson (9/23/17) … career-high 10 tackles in first career start at home against Central Michigan (9/30/17) … nine tackles and one TFL against No. 16 Virginia Tech (10/7/17) … six tackles, one TFL, and ran down Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson on the sideline on a key 3rd-and-2 stop … four tackles and his first-career interception - a pick-six - as he returned the INT 40 yards for a touchdown in the 41-10 win at Virginia (10/21/17) … tied a career-high with 10 tackles in the 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27/17) … new career best with 2.0 TFLs and a sack against the Seminoles … seven tackles, including 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage, against No. 23 NC State (11/11/17) … second career sack, as well, against the Wolfpack … tied a career high with 10 tackles in the 39-16 victory over UConn at Fenway Park (11/18/17).
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Quarterback and defensive back for head coach John Kirby at Eastern Alamance High School … senior captain … two-time Times-News All-Region Offensive Player of the Year … in 2015, passed for 2,772 yards, rushed for 2,210 yards and was responsible for 60 touchdowns … held a 27-2 career record as the full-time starter … finished career holding 18 school records, including rushing for 265 yards in a single game, scoring seven touchdowns (four passing, three rushing) in a game, tallying 39 rushing TDs in a season, recording 2,772 passing yards in a season, notching 2,210 rushing yards in a season, scoring 500 points in a career, recording 82 career rushing TDs, putting up 5,759 career passing yards and rushing for 4,804 career yards … played linebacker in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, registering five tackles as his North Carolina beat South Carolina … also played basketball.
PERSONAL: John Ishmael Lamot III … a communication major enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … the son of Marian and John Lamot … has three older siblings, Hassan, Asad and Ali ... recipient of the BC Linebacker Scholarship Fund.
Tackles: 10 (3x), last vs. UConn, 11/18/17
Tackles for loss: 2.0 vs. Florida State, 10/27/17
Sacks: 1 (2x), last vs. No. 23 NC State, 11/11/17
Interceptions: 1 at Virginia, 10/21/17
Long interception return: 40 at Virginia, 10/21/17 (TD)
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games totaling 35 tackles on the season ... provided two tackles in a reserve role against UMass (9/1/18)... recorded five tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/8/18)... posted eight tackles at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... tallied three solo tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... tallied six tackles, 1.0 TFL and forced a fumble at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... m Made first start of the season vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... chipped in with two tackles vs. Miami (10/26/18)... supplied three solo tackles vs. Clemson (11/10/18)... two tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named the ACC’s Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association … played in 11 games before a knee injury sidelined him for the final two games of the season … fifth on the team with 63 tackles … totaled six tackles for loss, two sacks and returned one interception for a touchdown … seven tackles in one half at No. 2 Clemson (9/23/17) … career-high 10 tackles in first career start at home against Central Michigan (9/30/17) … nine tackles and one TFL against No. 16 Virginia Tech (10/7/17) … six tackles, one TFL, and ran down Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson on the sideline on a key 3rd-and-2 stop … four tackles and his first-career interception - a pick-six - as he returned the INT 40 yards for a touchdown in the 41-10 win at Virginia (10/21/17) … tied a career-high with 10 tackles in the 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27/17) … new career best with 2.0 TFLs and a sack against the Seminoles … seven tackles, including 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage, against No. 23 NC State (11/11/17) … second career sack, as well, against the Wolfpack … tied a career high with 10 tackles in the 39-16 victory over UConn at Fenway Park (11/18/17).
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Quarterback and defensive back for head coach John Kirby at Eastern Alamance High School … senior captain … two-time Times-News All-Region Offensive Player of the Year … in 2015, passed for 2,772 yards, rushed for 2,210 yards and was responsible for 60 touchdowns … held a 27-2 career record as the full-time starter … finished career holding 18 school records, including rushing for 265 yards in a single game, scoring seven touchdowns (four passing, three rushing) in a game, tallying 39 rushing TDs in a season, recording 2,772 passing yards in a season, notching 2,210 rushing yards in a season, scoring 500 points in a career, recording 82 career rushing TDs, putting up 5,759 career passing yards and rushing for 4,804 career yards … played linebacker in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, registering five tackles as his North Carolina beat South Carolina … also played basketball.
PERSONAL: John Ishmael Lamot III … a communication major enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … the son of Marian and John Lamot … has three older siblings, Hassan, Asad and Ali ... recipient of the BC Linebacker Scholarship Fund.
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