AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his sixth season with the Spartans... Previously known as Jonathan Lenard, Jr. ... 2019 honorable mention All-Mountain West... A three-season starter at a safety position... Played in 42 games with 32 starts... Had a string of 30 consecutive starts from 2017 through 2019... Eight games with 10 or tackles... Single-game career high 13 tackles once as a junior and once as a sophomore... Is the only returning Spartan with a pass interception in each of the last three seasons... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2016.
2020: Made five appearances... Started at Hawai'i and in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl against Ball State (12/31) ... Was in on a season-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, pitched in on a tackle for loss, and forced a fumble against Ball State ... Pulled down an interception vs. Hawai'i (12/5) ... Team leader in forced fumbles with two... Credited with 27 tackles for the season... Made at least one tackle in the five games he played ... Best game was against Nevada (12/11) where he was credited with eight tackles, recovered a Wolf Pack fumble on the San José State 1-yard line that preceded a 99-yard touchdown drive to take the lead for good in the third quarter and forced a fourth-quarter Nevada fumble on the Spartan side of the field that San José State recovered.
2019: Extended his streak of consecutive starts to 30 dating back to the mid-point of the 2017 season... An honorable mention All-Mountain West selection... Second on the Spartans in tackles with a single-season personal best 95 hits... Second in the Mountain West and tied for 11th nationally for number solo tackles with 68... Had three games with 10 or more total tackles... Matched his single-game career-high 13 tackles at Nevada... 12 stops vs. Tulsa (9/7)... Fifth on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss... Season-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Hawai'i (11/9)... Tied for fourth on the team with two interceptions... First interception of the season came in the Arkansas victory (9/21) and the second in the Fresno State victory (11/30)... One of nine returning Mountain West players with 90 or more tackles in consecutive seasons.
2018: One of eight players on the team and four on defense to start in all 12 games... Led the Spartans with 56 unassisted tackles... Personal single-game best 11 unassisted tackles, matching the 2018 team individual high, came against UNLV (10/27)... Tied for third on the team in tackles with 91... Ranked 15th in the Mountain West and third among conference defensive backs with 7.6 tackles per game average... Four consecutive Mountain West games with 10 or more tackles - 10 at San Diego State (10/20), a single-game career-high 13 including 2.0 tackles for loss in the UNLV victory, 11 at Wyoming (11/3) and 12 at Utah State (11/10)... Fourth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss... Had a tackle for loss in five games... One of three Spartans on the season to force a fumble and recover a fumble in the same game... Accomplished the feat against Wyoming... First major college interception was in the Hawai'i game.
2017: Played in all 13 games and was a starting safety in each of the final six contests... Had at least one tackle in eight games... Finished the season with back-to-back games of a season-best seven stops at Colorado State (11/18) and in the Wyoming win (11/25)... All seven of his tackles in the Wyoming victory came in the second half... Was credited with a tackle for loss vs. Fresno State (10/7).
2016: Completed a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team All-Pacific View League and his league's Defensive Back of the Year for Rio Mesa High in Oxnard, Calif. (Coaches Jim Bittner and Bob Gregorchuk)... Played quarterback, safety, outside linebacker and wide receiver during his high school career... Played safety and wide receiver as a senior... Was in on 65 tackles on defense and caught 26 passes for 403 yards and five touchdowns in 2015... Named his team's Most Valuable Player... Was a 2014 All-C.I.F. honoree as a safety... Concluded his junior season as a member of USA Football's Under-19 all-star team in the International Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
MORE ON JAY: A philosophy major... His cousin, Archie Corbin, pitched for Kansas City, Baltimore and Florida in the 1990's... Views himself as a baseball card collector and values a signed Derek Jeter rookie card as his prized possession... World traveler as a result of his mom's career in the U.S. Navy with the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class... Lived in Japan, Jacksonville, Fla., and Oxnard, Calif. ... A native of Beaumont, Texas.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| SEASON | G/S | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | SK | FF | FR | INT | DEF |
| 2016...Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2017...FR | 13/6 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 1.0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018...SO | 12/12 | 56 | 35 | 91 | 5.5/17 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019...JR | 12/12 | 68 | 27 | 95 | 4.5/11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020...SR | 5/2 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 0.5/2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CAREER | 42/32 | 168 | 78 | 246 | 11.5/32 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |