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Jersey Number 10
John Bonney
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
Bio
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Made an immediate and significant impact in his lone season at Tech as a graduate transfer … started at safety in eight games on the year … made an appearance in all 12 games … tied for a team-leading two forced fumbles, joining linebacker Riko Jeffers and fellow defensive back DaMarcus Fields … ended the year with 32 tackles (22 solo), a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut in season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston, delivering his highest tackle tally of the year with eight … also forced a fumble to give the Red Raiders the ball in the second half … pressured the quarterback and snagged two more tackles in his home debut against Lamar (9/8) … tackled two more opponents in a shootout against Houston (9/15) … broke up a pass and added three tackles in a road victory at Oklahoma State (9/22) … picked up another tackle against West Virginia (9/29) … recorded three tackles against both TCU (10/11) and Kansas (10/20) … also forced his second fumble of the year in home win over the Jayhawks … notched four tackles at Iowa State (10/27) … got two tackles at home against Texas (11/10) … rounded out his career with a tackle against Kansas State (11/17) and three more against Baylor (11/24) in Arlington.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Once again played in all 13 games while making starts late in the year versus Baylor and Texas Tech … totaled 19 tackles on the season to go along with one-half sack, an interception, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups … recorded two tackles, including one on special teams, in the season opener against Maryland … posted his first pass breakup of the season a week later in win over San Jose State … notched four tackles in a double overtime loss at USC … recorded a tackle and a pass breakup against Iowa State … broke up another pass in double overtime win over Kansas State … picked off his first career pass against Oklahoma … interception was Baker Mayfield’s first of the season, which snapped a stretch of more than 200-consecutive passes without a pick … totaled a season-high five tackles against an Oklahoma State offense that was held to just 13 points … earned his first start of the season against Baylor, recording three tackles, one-half sack and two fumble recoveries … marked the first Texas player to record two fumble recoveries in a game since Sam Acho did so in 2009 … ended the regular season with two tackles against the Red Raiders.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Appeared in all 12 games while starting in the final seven games at cornerback … played under current Texas Tech defensive backs coach Clay Jennings, who was in a similar position at Texas at the time … ended the year with 39 tackles (30 solo), the most of his collegiate career … added a career high with nine pass breakups to go along with a forced fumble … notched two tackles against the likes of California and Oklahoma State … recorded four tackles against Oklahoma and six against Iowa State … posted three tackles and a pass breakup versus Kansas State … totaled six tackles again versus Baylor to go along with two pass breakups … posted a season-high seven tackles against Texas Tech … added a forced fumble and a pass breakup versus the Red Raiders … broke up two passes against West Virginia and then defended a career-high three others at Kansas … also had five tackles against the Jayhawks … ended the year with three tackles against TCU.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Saw action in all 12 games on defense and special teams with six starts at cornerback … started in each of the first four games of the season … recorded 29 tackles (24 solo), including two tackles for loss and one sack … added one pass breakup, one quarterback pressure and one forced fumble … opened the season with two tackles against both Notre Dame and Rice … post six solo tackles versus Cal … had one tackle against the likes of Oklahoma State and TCU … added a pass breakup versus the Horned Frogs as well … registered three tackles against Oklahoma … notched a tackle for a loss versus Kansas State and two tackles at Iowa State … set a season high with nine tackles while adding one for a loss and a forced fumble against Texas Tech … ended the season with two tackles at Baylor … first team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas … four-year starter and three-time All-District honoree under head coach Tom Nolen … did not miss a start and played every special teams down during his prep career … helped lead Lamar to four district championships and an overall 45-7 record … recorded 36 tackles and eight passes defended as a senior in 2013 … named an All-District 20-5A first team selection … the Lamar defense allowed an average of just 8.9 points per game with four shutouts en route to an 11-1 record that season … tabbed second team All-District 20-5A in 2012 after posting five interceptions as a junior … helped push Lamar to a 15-1 record and an appearance in the Class 5A Division-I state title game … was an honorable mention All-District 20-5A selection as a sophomore in 2011 … Lamar finished 10-3 overall with a regional playoff appearance that season … participated in Nike’s The Opening event … chosen to the Houston Chronicle’s Top-100 (Houston area) … listed on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab-55 (state’s top prospects) … ranked as the No. 14 safety in the nation by Scout … was No. 20 safety in the country by ESPN and No. 22 by 247Sports … listed as the No. 30 safety nationally and No. 39 player in Texas by Rivals … ranked as the No. 8 safety recruit in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
PERSONAL
John Bonney … son of Jerry and Rose Bonney … has two older brothers, Remi and Joshua … father was a member of three NCAA Tournament teams as a men’s basketball student-athlete at the University of Houston in the early 1970s … brother, Joshua, played basketball collegiately at Elon … earned his degree in corporate communications at the University of Texas before transferring to Texas Tech.
Made an immediate and significant impact in his lone season at Tech as a graduate transfer … started at safety in eight games on the year … made an appearance in all 12 games … tied for a team-leading two forced fumbles, joining linebacker Riko Jeffers and fellow defensive back DaMarcus Fields … ended the year with 32 tackles (22 solo), a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut in season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston, delivering his highest tackle tally of the year with eight … also forced a fumble to give the Red Raiders the ball in the second half … pressured the quarterback and snagged two more tackles in his home debut against Lamar (9/8) … tackled two more opponents in a shootout against Houston (9/15) … broke up a pass and added three tackles in a road victory at Oklahoma State (9/22) … picked up another tackle against West Virginia (9/29) … recorded three tackles against both TCU (10/11) and Kansas (10/20) … also forced his second fumble of the year in home win over the Jayhawks … notched four tackles at Iowa State (10/27) … got two tackles at home against Texas (11/10) … rounded out his career with a tackle against Kansas State (11/17) and three more against Baylor (11/24) in Arlington.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Once again played in all 13 games while making starts late in the year versus Baylor and Texas Tech … totaled 19 tackles on the season to go along with one-half sack, an interception, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups … recorded two tackles, including one on special teams, in the season opener against Maryland … posted his first pass breakup of the season a week later in win over San Jose State … notched four tackles in a double overtime loss at USC … recorded a tackle and a pass breakup against Iowa State … broke up another pass in double overtime win over Kansas State … picked off his first career pass against Oklahoma … interception was Baker Mayfield’s first of the season, which snapped a stretch of more than 200-consecutive passes without a pick … totaled a season-high five tackles against an Oklahoma State offense that was held to just 13 points … earned his first start of the season against Baylor, recording three tackles, one-half sack and two fumble recoveries … marked the first Texas player to record two fumble recoveries in a game since Sam Acho did so in 2009 … ended the regular season with two tackles against the Red Raiders.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Appeared in all 12 games while starting in the final seven games at cornerback … played under current Texas Tech defensive backs coach Clay Jennings, who was in a similar position at Texas at the time … ended the year with 39 tackles (30 solo), the most of his collegiate career … added a career high with nine pass breakups to go along with a forced fumble … notched two tackles against the likes of California and Oklahoma State … recorded four tackles against Oklahoma and six against Iowa State … posted three tackles and a pass breakup versus Kansas State … totaled six tackles again versus Baylor to go along with two pass breakups … posted a season-high seven tackles against Texas Tech … added a forced fumble and a pass breakup versus the Red Raiders … broke up two passes against West Virginia and then defended a career-high three others at Kansas … also had five tackles against the Jayhawks … ended the year with three tackles against TCU.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Saw action in all 12 games on defense and special teams with six starts at cornerback … started in each of the first four games of the season … recorded 29 tackles (24 solo), including two tackles for loss and one sack … added one pass breakup, one quarterback pressure and one forced fumble … opened the season with two tackles against both Notre Dame and Rice … post six solo tackles versus Cal … had one tackle against the likes of Oklahoma State and TCU … added a pass breakup versus the Horned Frogs as well … registered three tackles against Oklahoma … notched a tackle for a loss versus Kansas State and two tackles at Iowa State … set a season high with nine tackles while adding one for a loss and a forced fumble against Texas Tech … ended the season with two tackles at Baylor … first team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas … four-year starter and three-time All-District honoree under head coach Tom Nolen … did not miss a start and played every special teams down during his prep career … helped lead Lamar to four district championships and an overall 45-7 record … recorded 36 tackles and eight passes defended as a senior in 2013 … named an All-District 20-5A first team selection … the Lamar defense allowed an average of just 8.9 points per game with four shutouts en route to an 11-1 record that season … tabbed second team All-District 20-5A in 2012 after posting five interceptions as a junior … helped push Lamar to a 15-1 record and an appearance in the Class 5A Division-I state title game … was an honorable mention All-District 20-5A selection as a sophomore in 2011 … Lamar finished 10-3 overall with a regional playoff appearance that season … participated in Nike’s The Opening event … chosen to the Houston Chronicle’s Top-100 (Houston area) … listed on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab-55 (state’s top prospects) … ranked as the No. 14 safety in the nation by Scout … was No. 20 safety in the country by ESPN and No. 22 by 247Sports … listed as the No. 30 safety nationally and No. 39 player in Texas by Rivals … ranked as the No. 8 safety recruit in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
PERSONAL
John Bonney … son of Jerry and Rose Bonney … has two older brothers, Remi and Joshua … father was a member of three NCAA Tournament teams as a men’s basketball student-athlete at the University of Houston in the early 1970s … brother, Joshua, played basketball collegiately at Elon … earned his degree in corporate communications at the University of Texas before transferring to Texas Tech.
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