Lowote Jurkin

2026 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/7) 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-SLC Second Team Defense (DL) Named a single-digit honoree and team captain as voted on by his Lumberjack peers during the spring and dons the #1 this fall as a result... Played in all 14 games...Totaled 25 tackles (14 solo, 11 assists), 7 tackles for loss for 19 yards and 3 sacks for 16 yards...Added 12 quarterback hurries, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass breakup...Recorded a season-high 5 tackles (season-high 3 solo) at Houston on Aug. 28, adding 1 sack for 5 yards, 1 TFL for 5 yards and 1 pass breakup...Forced a fumble vs. Cal Poly on Sep. 20...Notched a season-high 3 quarterback hurries vs. Nicholls on Oct. 18 and vs. Lamar on Nov. 15...Generated season highs of 7 sack yards and 7 tackle-for-loss yards at Houston Christian on Nov. 8, recording 1 sack...Collected a season-high 3 assisted tackles and season-high 2 assisted tackles for loss in regular season finale at Northwestern St. on Nov. 20... Played in one game...Recorded first career sack (4 yards) vs. Houston Christian on Oct. 26... Earned first team All-District 12-6A honors, All-CenTex honors, All-State Honorable Mention, and Academic All-District honors at Weiss HS...As a senior in 2023, Jurkin posted a standout year with 62 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 3 pass breakups, and 3 forced fumbles...Key contributor on a Weiss team that won a District 12-6A championship...As a junior in 2022, Jurkin recorded 30 tackles with five tackles for loss in 11 games played...For the final two seasons of his prep career, Jurkin manufactured a combined 92 tackles, 21 TFLs, 8 sacks, 3 PBUs, and 3 forced fumbles... Son of Lilian Loro and Lado Jurkin and brother to Loro Jurkin...Lowote also has a stepmother, Rita Ford...