1. Jaquan Monte Brisker was born on April 20,1999 and is an American professional football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Jaquan Brisker
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Jaquan Brisker played college football at Lackawanna College and with the Penn State Nittany Lions prior to being selected by the Bears 48th overall in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Jaquan Brisker was initially recruited by several major college football programs until it became apparent that he would be academically ineligible to play NCAA Division I football due to a low SAT score.
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Jaquan Brisker instead enrolled at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania over offers from Youngstown State, Toledo, and California University of Pennsylvania.
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Jaquan Brisker was named a starter going into his senior season in 2020 and was named third-team All-Big Ten after recording 57 tackles, four passes broken up, and one interception.
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Jaquan Brisker decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Penn State in 2021.
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On December 28,2021, Jaquan Brisker announced he would be skipping the 2022 Outback Bowl and declared for the 2022 NFL draft.
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Jaquan Brisker was voted as a second-team All-American, first-team All-Big Ten, and accepted an invite to the Senior Bowl.
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NFL draft analysts and scouts projected that Jaquan Brisker would be selected in the second round or possibly in the third round.
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Jaquan Brisker was the first of two safeties the Bears drafted in 2022, along with sixth round pick Elijah Hicks.
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Jaquan Brisker entered training camp projected to be the starting strong safety and had minor competition for the role from DeAndre Houston-Carson following the departure of Tashaun Gipson.
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Head coach Matt Eberflus named Jaquan Brisker the starting strong safety to begin the season and paired him with free safety Eddie Jackson.
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On November 20,2022, Jaquan Brisker possibly suffered a concussion on the opening drive of a Week 11 matchup at the Atlanta Falcons, as he went on to tackle quarterback Marcus Mariota on a scramble, Jaquan Brisker accidentally drove his head into tight end MyCole Pruitt's back during the sequence and showed difficulty getting up and required assistance to get off the field.
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The Bears neglected to go through concussion protocol and Jaquan Brisker returned to play defense after missing only one snap.
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Jaquan Brisker finished his rookie season with a total of 104 combined tackles, led the team with four sacks, made two pass deflections, one interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Jaquan Brisker was voted as the Bears' Rookie of the Year by CBS Sports Chicago.
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Jaquan Brisker received an overall grade of 67.0 from Pro Football Focus as a rookie in 2022.
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Jaquan Brisker returned to training camp slated as the de facto starting strong safety under defensive coordinator Alan Williams.
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Jaquan Brisker would remain inactive in concussion protocol for the next two games.
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Jaquan Brisker finished the 2023 NFL season with a total of 105 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one sack, and an interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Jaquan Brisker received an overall grade of 66.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2023.
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Jaquan Brisker was placed into concussion protocol and remained inactive for the remainder of the season, missing the last 12 games.
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Jaquan Brisker finished the season with 40 combined tackles, two pass deflections, one sack, and one interception in five games and five starts.
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Jaquan Brisker received an overall grade of 65.3 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 72nd among 171 qualifying safeties in 2024.