Ja'son Prevard

AWARDS & HONORS 2025 – Thorpe Award National Defensive Back of the Week (9/30) … ACC Defensive Back of the Week (9/29). 2024 (at Morgan State) – Aeneas Williams Award Preseason Watch List … Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selection … Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Third Team. 2023 (at Morgan State) – FCS Football Central Freshman All-America Team. AT VIRGINIA 2025 – Tied his career high of two pass breakups against Wake Forest … Added a season-high four tackles, including 0.5 for loss, against the Demon Deacons … Recorded a season-high four tackles in UVA’s 17-16 overtime win at North Carolina (10/25) … Made a tackle at the goal line on UNC’s two-point conversion attempt in double overtime to seal UVA’s third overtime win … Intercepted a pass — his third in as many games — in the fourth quarter of UVA’s 22-20 comeback win over Washington State (10/18) … Came down with a career-high two interceptions and one pass breakup in UVA’s 46-36 double-overtime win over No. 8 Florida State (9/26) … His second interception against the Noles was the final play of the contest, while his first came when FSU was inside the red zone in the first quarter … Started at nickelback in his UVA debut, a 48-7 rout of Coastal Carolina (8/30) … Enrolled at Virginia in January. PRIOR TO VIRGINIA AT MORGAN STATE (2023-24) 2024 – Appeared in all 12 games, including 11 starts, as a sophomore … Finished with 19 total tackles, five pass breakups and an interception … Also recovered a fumble at Towson (9/7) and a tackle for loss against Merrimack (10/12) and a tackle for loss. 2023 – Appeared in eight total games, starting in six … Ended his rookie season as the MEAC’s leader with eight passes defended (8), which also tied for 30th among all FCS players … Had seven pass breakups an an interception in the Bears’ season-opening triumph over No. 16/18 Richmond (9/2) … Added 22 tackles on the year. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL Spent a postgraduate season playing football for East Coast Prep in 2022 … Two-sport high school prep athlete at St. Joseph Academy … As a senior, broke the school’s single season passing touchdown record (18 TDs) and was named to the All-South Jersey team … As a senior guard, led the basketball team to state semifinals for the first time in 20 plus years and was selected All-South Jersey … Four-year member of the basketball team … Son of Natia Huckaby … Nickname is “JP” … Career ambition is to play in the NFL and have a real estate agency … Lists his big brother, Ahmad, as his biggest sports influence “because of going to all his practices and private workouts – and all the work with my dad also played a big role.”