One of three Mountaineers on The Sports Network’s official watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the nation’s top FCS defensive player ... one of the nation’s top pass rushers has registered 12.5 sacks over the past two seasons ... while his ability to get to the quarterback draws the most attention, his 6-3, 265-pound frame also makes him a force against the run ... has fully recovered from a shoulder injury that required offseason surgery and forced him to sit out of spring practice but will have to fend off a challenge from Jordan Gary to retain starting position at right end.

2009: Battled through a number of injuries, including a shoulder ailment that required offseason surgery, to start all 14 games at right defensive end (extending string of consecutive starts to 25) ... earned first-team all-Southern Conference recognition from the league’s coaches and media ... ranked second on the team, fifth in the SoCon and tied for 41st nationally with 6.5 total sacks ... ranked third on the squad (12th in SoCon) with 10.5 tackles for loss and sixth on the team with 63 total tackles ... led ASU with 11 quarterback hurries ... had multiple tackles in 13-of-14 games and seven or more five times ... was a huge force in ASU’s overtime win at The Citadel with seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack ... forced and recovered a fumble to go along with seven tackles in come-from-behind win at Wofford ... turned in a dominating performance in rout over Georgia Southern with 2.5 behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 22 yards, including a career-high-tying two sacks (minus-19 yards) ... totaled 13 tackles and three sacks for a loss of 30 yards over the final two games of the regular season (at Elon, vs. Western Carolina) ... eight tackles against WCU matched a career high ... notched seven tackles and four quarterback hurries in three postseason games, highlighted by five stops in quarterfinal win at Richmond.

2008: Slid into the starting role at right end following Tony Robertson’s season-ending foot injury in week three and started each of the final 11 games of the campaign ... excelled once inserted in the starting lineup and finished the season as the team leader in tackles for loss (12.5) and tied for the team lead in sacks (6), en route to earning first-team all-conference honors from the league’s coaches and media ... ranked third and fourth in the Southern Conference in TFL and sacks, respectively ... was in on at least one stop behind the line of scrimmage in all but one game following his insertion into the starting lineup ... notched a 14-yard sack in ASU’s heart-stopping 37-36 win at Georgia Southern ... registered six tackles apiece in back-to-back games against Furman and Wofford ... three of the six stops against Wofford came behind the line of scrimmage ... had two sacks and forced a fumble in the SoCon-clinching victory over No. 11 Elon ... forced another fumble and tallied a season-high eight tackles in the first-round playoff win over South Carolina State ... also excelled in the classroom, earning academic all-conference recognition.

2007: Played in 13 games as a true freshman, including starts at right end versus Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina ... finished with 18 tackles (11 solo), including 4.5 for loss ... began career by recording three tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, in ASU’s season-opening win at Michigan ... notched four stops and another TFL in win over Gardner-Webb ... had two stops with one for loss at Furman ... turned in best performance of the season with six tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a half sack, in win at The Citadel ... had one stop each in national semifinal win over Richmond and national championship game versus Delaware.

High School: Earned all-conference and all-city accolades after registering 67 tackles and 15 sacks as a senior ... helped lead Grady to a 10-3 record, regional championship and No. 8 ranking in Georgia class AAA in its first year after moving up from Class AA ... began playing football as a sophomore, named most improved player as a junior and defensive MVP as a senior ... coached by Ronnie Millen.

Personal: Full name is  Jabari Lee Fletcher... born June 23, 1989 (21 years old) ... son of Latasha Kendricks ... cousin, Nick Ferguson, plays professionally for the Houston Texans ... majoring in recreation management ... has been instrumental in organizing activities for the Watauga County Special Olympics.