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2018 Football Roster

37 J.P. Cognasi

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 212
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Amarillo, Texas
  • Prev School Amarillo HS
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

MSU Provost's Honor Roll (1): 2019 (S)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3): 2015 (F), 2018 (F), 2019 (S)

Junior (2018)

competed in eight games as a reserve linebacker... finished season with 10 tackles including three solo stops, 0.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery... made season-high five tackles at Western New Mexico (11/3)... made two tackles each against Angelo State (9/22) and West Texas A&M (11/10)... recovered a fumble at Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/13)...

Sophomore (2017)

played in 10 games making three starts at linebacker... finished season with 38 tackles including 18 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery... made season-high eight tackles in a 41-27 win at Angelo State (10/14)... logged six tackles at UT Permian Basin (10/28) and at Eastern New Mexico (11/11)... pounced on a fumble to help MSU to a 24-20 win over Sioux Falls in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs (11/18)...

Redshirt Freshman (2016)

competed in 10 games making one start at mike linebacker... closed season with 16 tackles, eight solo stops, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups... posted season-high five tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss at West Texas A&M (10/22)... had three tackles and was in on a stop for loss in a 76-21 rout of UT-Permian Basin (10/29)... recorded pass breakups in back-to-back games at Texas A&M-Commerce (10/8) and Angelo State (10/15)...

Freshman (2015)

served redshirt season... led Maroon team with five tackles including a sack in a 38-31 win over Gold in the 2016 Maroon vs. Gold Spring Game...

At Amarillo High School

a two-year starter for coach Mel Maxfield at Amarillo (Texas) High School... named to 2014 Amarillo Globe News Football Super Team as the District 2-6A Defensive Player of the Year finishing his senior season with 101 tackles...  led Sandies to a 10-2 record advancing to the Region I-6A Division I area round as a senior in 2014... a Texas High School Coaches' Association All-State football academic honorable mention selection as a senior... also earned two letters competing in the hurdles in track & field... a member of the National Honor Society...

Personal

son of Rick and Pam Cognasi... born April 30, 1997...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 200 lbs
  • 37

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 212 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 212 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 212 lbs
    37