2024 Football Roster
Roster
Javeon Wilcox
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Temple, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Belton
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Missed the entire season after suffering an injury late in preseason camp … had been projected to play a role in the secondary and on special teams … elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal immediately following the regular season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech following one season at Big 12 counterpart TCU … did not see any action in his lone season with the Horned Frogs, utilizing his redshirt for the 2023 campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lake Belton High School in Temple, Texas, which is the same high school as teammate Micah Hudson … one of the top defensive back prospects in the 2023 class … was the first Division-I football signee in Lake Belton history … combined for 221 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery over his prep career … was a two-way player, also playing wide receiver ... hauled in 21 receptions for 498 yards and 10 touchdowns during his career … was a two-time team captain for a Broncos program that was 17-3 overall during his career … tabbed the District 4-5A Co-Defensive MVP as a senior after recording 125 tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, three interceptions, a pair of pass breakups and both a fumble recovery and forced fumble … recognized as a second-team all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) as a defensive back … was a second-team all-district honoree as a wide receiver that same seasonin 2023 after catching 14 passes for 336 yards and eight touchdowns … named the team MVP following both seasons at the varsity level … member of the Lake Belton track and field and basketball programs as well … considered a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star recruit by On3, 247Sports and ESPN … consensus Texas top-100 prospect by all four publications … chose TCU over offers from the likes of Arkansas, Baylor, SMU, Texas Tech and others.
PERSONAL
Javeon Wilcox ... son of Derrick Wilcox and Vonda Lavan ... has an older brother, Javis, and an older sister, Kizan … cousins with Dede Westbrook, who was a standout wide receiver for Oklahoma (2015-16) and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars ... major at Texas Tech is psychology.
