Missouri State

2017: Missed his senior season with an injury ... Earned a medical redshirt.

2016: Played in all 11 games his junior season ... Contributed on 17 total tackles ... Posted season-high 5 stops, all solos, in addition to a forced fumble at Illinois State (11/12/16) ... Posted a pair of solos and 4 total stops in season finale against Youngstown State (11/19/16) ... Also had two solo stops at UNI (10/22/16) ... Produced 3 total stops in home win over SIU (10/29/16) with 0.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded 7 tackles in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17).

Butler CC: Tallied 38 total tackles as a sophomore standout at Butler (Kan.) Community College ... Helped coach Tim Schaffner’s Grizzlies to an 8-3 campaign in 2015 ... Also broke up 4 passes and posted 6.5 tackles for loss in 2015.

High School: Led coach Tracy White’s club to a 9-3 season as a senior in 2013 at Bleckley County High in Cochran, Ga. ... Was a standout defensive back for the Royals.

Personal: JaMario Denzel McClendon was born 9/20/95 in Eastman, Ga. ... Son of Willie and Barbara McClendon of Cochran, Ga. ... Has a brother, Orlando, and two sisters, Desiree and Shantae ... Majoring in Sociology.