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CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6, vs. Charlotte (10/12/19)
TFL: 2.0 (3x), last at Marshall (11/30/19)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. UTEP (10/19/19)

2020: Played in two games for FIU on the defensive line before suffering a season-ending injury... Earned two tackles on the year, with both coming in FIU's season opener at Liberty (9/26)... Also logged one tackle for loss, coming against the Flames as well. 

2019: Played in 10 games for the Panthers after becoming eligible following transfer from Arkansas... Earned 25 tackles on the year, with 20 being solos... His 25 tackles ranked fifth on the team among defensive linemen... Collected 9.5 tackles-for-loss to rank second overall on the team... Earned a team-leading 5.5 sacks on the year... Added three QB hurries, a forced fumble and recovered a fumble as well to the stat sheet... Collected a career-high six tackles in the win over Charlotte (10/12)... Earned a career-high 1.5 sacks against UTEP (10/19)... Logged three games with 2.0 tackles-for-loss, coming against Charlotte (10/12), UTEP (10/19) and Marshall (11/30)... Earned his first career forced fumble versus Charlotte (10/12), while scooping up his first fumble against Marshall (11/30).

2016-18 (ARKANSAS): After redshirting in 2016 and not seeing action in 2017, Jean-Baptiste made one appearance for Arkansas as a redshirt sophomore in 2018, recording a tackle for the Razorbacks in their season-opening win against Eastern Illinois.

PREP CAREER: A consensus three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … Rated as the No. 64 recruit in the state of Florida by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 35 outside linebacker in the country and with a scout grade of 78 by ESPN … Scout listed him as the No. 52 outside linebacker in the class of 2016 and the No. 7 player at the position in the state of Florida … Tabbed the No. 88 overall outside linebacker and No. 152 player in the state of Florida by 247Sports … Finished with a three-star rating and No. 46 outside linebacker ranking by 247Sports Composite, a combined index of national recruiting rankings … Listed as the No. 27 safety in the class of 2016 by Rivals … Selected to play in the 2016 International Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the United States U-19 USA team … Recorded a sack and three tackles in the Team USA 33-0 win over Canada … Named to the All-Broward County Class 5A-4A-3A-2A first team … Collected seven sacks as a senior and 11 as a junior at Coconut Creek High School under head coach Kareem Reid … Caught a 44-yard touchdown his senior season and had one interception … In addition to Arkansas, had offers from Miami, Louisville, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina State, Kentucky, Oregon State, Indiana, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, South Florida, Temple, UCF and USF among others.

ACADEMICS: Majoring in criminal justice and sociology at FIU.

PERSONAL: Son of Alis and Rose Jean-Baptiste... Has three siblings.