Jaquon Ebron: Our Favorite Five
Bluefield University football star Jaquon Ebron is a very interesting person with lots of fascinating things to know about him – from his football journey to life after football when he hangs up his cleats.
But, it’s not all about football with Ebron though. He has different hobbies and things he likes to do outside of football. He talked about it and gave insight as to who he his as a person.
Ebron is from Charlotte, NC, where he started playing football at the age of 5. Now, he is 22 years old and finishing up his last year of college and his last college football season. Football in youth was fun for Ebron, but when he entered high school he started to receive real recognition for his play, and giving him the most attention was Bluefield University.
“In high school, I had offers from different kinds of schools in North Carolina –– from D1 to D1A for track and football,” Ebron said. “In North Carolina, it’s a sliding scale between SAT and ACT and your GPA, and I didn’t meet that requirement. So there was an old (former) athlete that is currently a coach at Bluefield, and he recruited me to come out here, and that’s how it started.”
If you didn’t know, Ebron also had to work his way from the bottom up. Getting this far wasn’t easy. He had to work. He worked out at home, at school and everywhere he went to become the player he is today.
“When I first came to Bluefield, there was a JV and a varsity team,” said Ebron, who plays wide receiver for the Rams. “I started on JV because all freshmen were required to start on JV. I spent a week down there, and then I ended up getting moved to varsity because I played so well. Once that happened, I knew that I was going to have a lot on my plate, so I found a receivers coach at home and worked out with him.”
Through hard work and determination Ebron, who wears number five on his jersey for the Rams, became not only the football player, but the person he is today. His hard work also affected the people around him, including his teammates on the football team. He’s been at BU for five years, and this year the team might have a chance to put together something special. He talked about that possibility, his team, and his personal goals.
“The main team goal is us going to the championship,” Ebron said. “That will be the first time in school history, being able to play during Thanksgiving time and having people watch us on TV. My personal goals are to be an All-American again and reach over 1,000 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns.”
While Ebron is a good football player, he won’t be at Bluefield forever. This is actually his last year playing for the school. He will be missed on and off the field, but new doors are already opening for him.
“I have people talking to me to go overseas to play football in Germany, Europe and even in New Mexico,” Ebron said. “If I want to go to the NFL, I have to get an agent to put me in position to do that. USFL, XFL, CFL – any of those leads I can work my way up. Because we are at a small school, it’s hard for me to get the publicity that I need.”
But football isn’t Ebron’s whole life. He also wants to accomplish things off the football field.
“I want to probably move to Texas,” Ebron said. “Life after football, I always thought about being a coach, either a football coach or boxing coach or even getting into boxing. With my degree in psychology, I would like to get into the FBI to be a professional profiler, if I ever got the chance.”
Football is a big part off his life, but its not his whole life. Believe it or not, Ebron’s a regular person who has hobbies and interests outside of football that people don’t often see.
“My favorite color is Tar Heel Blue,” he said. “I love boxing. It’s my second favorite sport. Some other things I do with my life are drawing and poetry. I use to be really good at writing. I like to work out, obviously, play basketball, and play video games.”
His favorite video game is 2K23, and his build in 2K is a three-level scorer.
“Yeah, my player can only score,” Ebron said about his 2K video game play, “He can’t play defense, though. He can do everything else but grab rebounds and play defense. He has a 72-inch vertical (jump) for no reason.”
A lot of kids want to play football and want to be good at it. They want to be able to play at the collegiate level and get a chance to play professionally. When Ebron was asked about this, he gave some really good advice to the younger players coming up wanting to play football.
“I would tell them to play any sport they can as much as possible,” Ebron said. “Different aspects from different sports helped me become the player I am. Cross country and track helped with my stamina and jumping ability, while me being able to take hits came from boxing. My finesses and footwork came from basketball.”
Ebron is a great person and has accomplished a lot in football, but also in life. He’ll soon earn his college degree in psychology and maybe even have a chance to play football professionally. Hard work on and off the field got him to where he is today and is the reason why his future is so bright.
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