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Jersey Number 99
Jesus Machado Jr.
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Miami, Florida
- High School:
- Champagnat Catholic
Transfer from Houston, who brings 1,100 career snaps of defensive experience in the American Conference to Rice…Added 641 plays on special teams… Has played in 49 games in his career and been credited with 158 career tackles.
Houston
2025
Limited to four games after transferring from Tulane… Credited with seven tackles on 15 defensive snaps, including one vs. Rice…. Credited with four special teams stops vs. Colorado.
Tulane
2024
Sat out the season due to an injury suffered early in the 2023 season finale in the Military Bowl
2023
Second team All-AAC selection after leading the Green Wave with 98 tackles (three for loss), including a career-high 12 coming against the Owls at Rice Stadium… Ranked third in the conference in tackles… Also reached double digits in tackles with 10 against both Nicholls and UTSA.
2022
Played in all 14 games, including a pair of starts and was credited with 40 tackles… Made his starting debut vs. Kansas State and set a then-career best with six tackles, then bettered that in his second career start, finishing with seven against UCF as the Green Wave in the AAC Championship Game, won by Tulane 424-28.
2021
Played in 11 games as a reserve and was credited with 10 tackles.
2020
Played in six games as a true freshman… Made his collegiate debut vs. Southern Miss and was credited with a pair of tackles.
Champangnat Catholic High School
Led Champagnat Catholic to the 2-A State Championship as a senior for coach Hector Clavijo III… Earned 2A Defensive Player of the Year as well as All-State honors as a senior ... Named All-Dade County by the Miami Herald… Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports.com.
Personal
Full Name: Jesus Machado jr… Birthday: April 15… Parents: Jesus and Krystal Machado …One brother, five sisters.
Houston
2025
Limited to four games after transferring from Tulane… Credited with seven tackles on 15 defensive snaps, including one vs. Rice…. Credited with four special teams stops vs. Colorado.
Tulane
2024
Sat out the season due to an injury suffered early in the 2023 season finale in the Military Bowl
2023
Second team All-AAC selection after leading the Green Wave with 98 tackles (three for loss), including a career-high 12 coming against the Owls at Rice Stadium… Ranked third in the conference in tackles… Also reached double digits in tackles with 10 against both Nicholls and UTSA.
2022
Played in all 14 games, including a pair of starts and was credited with 40 tackles… Made his starting debut vs. Kansas State and set a then-career best with six tackles, then bettered that in his second career start, finishing with seven against UCF as the Green Wave in the AAC Championship Game, won by Tulane 424-28.
2021
Played in 11 games as a reserve and was credited with 10 tackles.
2020
Played in six games as a true freshman… Made his collegiate debut vs. Southern Miss and was credited with a pair of tackles.
Champangnat Catholic High School
Led Champagnat Catholic to the 2-A State Championship as a senior for coach Hector Clavijo III… Earned 2A Defensive Player of the Year as well as All-State honors as a senior ... Named All-Dade County by the Miami Herald… Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports.com.
Personal
Full Name: Jesus Machado jr… Birthday: April 15… Parents: Jesus and Krystal Machado …One brother, five sisters.
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