J.D. Waggoner

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
248
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Jesuit Prep

Awards and Honors
Second Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2017)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2017)
Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award (2017)

2017
Second Team All-Big 12 … First Team Academic All-Big 12 … Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award ... started all 13 games at defensive end … one of ISU’s leaders on the defensive line, leading all down linemen in tackles with 42, including 25 solo stops … led the team and tied for seventh in the Big 12 in TFL with 13.5, the 10^th-best single-season total in ISU history … third on the team in sacks (4.5) … also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery … tallied a career-high seven tackles, had 2.0 TFL and forced a fumble vs. Texas …. Had three tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack vs. Texas Tech … had three tackles, 1.5 TFL and a key fumble recovery near the goal line in the fourth quarter vs. No. 4 TCU … posted four tackles and a TFL vs. Oklahoma State … was fantastic in the Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis, posting four tackles and recording career highs in TFL (3.0), sacks (2.0) and QB hurries (two) … ended his career 77 tackles, 18.5 TFL and 6.5 sacks.|

2016
Played in seven games, starting one … suffered a season-ending shoulder injury vs. Baylor … registered 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack … had a season-high six tackles vs. TCU … tallied a sack vs. San Jose State … had three solo stops, four total tackles and a TFL vs. Baylor.

2015
Played in 12 games, starting six at defensive end … registered 23 tackles, 3.0 TFL and a sack … recorded four tackles and a TFL vs. TCU … had four tackles and a sack vs. Oklahoma … tallied four tackles and a TFL vs. West Virginia.

2014
Squad member.

2013
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
All-District 9-5A defensive MVP … 9-5A first-team All-District defensive captain senior season … Texas APSE Class 5-A honorable mention … All-District first team as a senior … named to the All-District second team as a sophomore and junior … named team-captain and voted best defensive lineman for senior season … recorded 75 tackles with 25 tackles for loss during 2012 season … recorded 16 sacks and forced seven fumbles in high school career … coached at Dallas Jesuit by Brandon Hickman and Bob Wunderlick … three-time letter winner in basketball.

Personal
Born July 5, 1994 … son of David and Linda Waggoner … father, David, played football at Louisville ... marketing and management major ... graduated in the Spring of 2017 ... wearing No. 58 in honor of former ISU assistant coach Curtis Bray, who passed away in 2014.