| Jonas Mouton |
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 | Class: RS Junior
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 | Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
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 | High School: Venice
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 228
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 | Position: LB
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At Michigan ... three-year letterman ... has appeared in 32 games and started 22 contests at weakside linebacker ... needs three stops for 150 in his career ... posted 147 stops, 9.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, four pass breakups and one fumble recovery during his career ... has four career double-digit tackle efforts ... set career high with 11 tackles against Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008), Indiana (Sept. 26, 2009) and Ohio State (Nov. 21, 2009).
Senior/Junior (2009) ... earned third varsity letter ... started all 11 games played at weakside linebacker ... missed the Eastern Michigan game (Sept. 19) ... team's fourth-leading tackler with 66 stops ... contributed three TFLs, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and four PBUs ... recorded six tackles and first career interception vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 5) ... posted five tackles and recovering his first career fumble vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 12) ... matched a career-best with 11 tacklesand an assisted TFL vs. Indiana (Sept. 26) ... contributed eight stops at Michigan State (Oct. 3) ... accumulated eight tackles at Iowa (Oct. 10) ... matched career high wit 1.5 TFLs and one PBU against the Hawkeyes ... tallied two solo stops in limited action vs. Delaware State (Oct. 17) ... made seven tackles vs. Penn State (Oct. 24) ... recorded six tackles and one TFL at Illinois (Oct. 31) ... started at weakside linebacker vs. Purdue (Nov. 7) ... contributed two tackles and one PBU at Wisconsin (Nov. 14) ... matched career high with 11 stops and an interception vs. Ohio State (Nov. 21).
Junior/Sophomore (2008) ... earned second varsity letter ... started 11 of 12 games at weakside linebacker ... team's second-leading tackler ... posted a career-best 76 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and one sack ... recorded two tackles from linebacker spot and contributed on special teams vs. Utah (Aug. 30) ... earned first career start vs. Miami (Sept. 6), posting seven tackles from his weakside linebacker spot ... recorded four tackles and assisted on a TFL at Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... registered eight stops vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27) ... earned first career sack against the Badgers ... totaled seven tackles vs. Illinois (Oct. 4) ... registered three tackles and assisted on a TFL vs. Toledo (Oct. 11) ... led the team with a then career-best 10 tackles and one TFL at Penn State (Oct. 18) ... recorded six tackles and one TFL at Purdue (Nov. 1) ... posted four tackles at Minnesota (Nov. 8) ... registered a career-high 11 tackles and one TFL vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15) ... tied for team high with eight tackles and a career-best 1.5 TFLs at Ohio State (Nov. 22).
Sophomore (2007)... earned first varsity letter ... played in nine games ... contributed five tackles ... had a 20-yard kickoff return ... made career debut vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15), playing special teams ... played special teams and as reserve weakside linebacker vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) and Purdue (Oct. 13) ... tallied two tackles against the Boilermakers, the first stops of his career ... played weakside linebacker and special teams at Illinois (Oct. 20) ... made one solo tackle in action at linebacker and on special teams vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27) ... assisted on one special teams tackle in road games at Michigan State (Nov. 3) and Wisconsin (Nov. 10) ... played special teams and as reserve weakside linebacker vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17) ... had a 20-yard kickoff return and played on special teams units vs. Florida in the Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1).
Freshman (2006)... did not see game action ... switched from safety to linebacker during season.
Prep... attended Venice High School (2006) coached by Angelo Gasca ... Key Statistics... led team with 93 tackles as a senior, including one interception and one fumble recovery ... caught a team-high 35 passes for 471 yards and scored six receiving touchdowns in 2005 ... Honors and Rankingsparticipated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... four-star prospect and the No. 45 overall player nationally according to Rivals.com ... third-best safety in the country by Rivals.com ... listed as the seventh-best player in the state of California according to Rivals.com ... ranked the No. 5 defensive back in the nation by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 21 defensive player in the nation and the No. 11 player overall from the Pac-10 region by G&W Recruiting Report ... listed as the nation's No. 19 player and the No. 3 safety by Tom Lemming.
Personal... Jonas Mouton was born March 17, 1988 ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... undeclared major.