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Joined USF for the start of fall camp in 2019…a good sized linebacker who was the NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and was rated a four-star recruit by 247sports and fourth-ranked JUCO linebacker in the 2017 recruiting class prior to enrolling at Oklahoma State...did not see the field at Oklahoma State, taking a redshirt season and missing a season due to injury.
 
2018 (Oklahoma State): Suffered a foot injury in fall camp and did not see any game action.
 
2017 (Oklahoma State): Redshirt.
 
ARIZONA WESTERN CC: Attended Arizona Western College, where he was coached by Tom Minnick … Named the National Junior College Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2016 … Also earned Western States Football League co-defensive player of the year and first-team all-conference honors after leading the Matadors to an 11-1 record in 2016 and an appearance in the national championship game … Was the leading tackler for a defensive unit that ranked among the top five teams nationally in both rushing defense and passing defense and surrendered an average of only 8.0 points per game during the regular season … Bagged 122 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks and nine forced fumbles as a sophomore … His 122 tackles ranked fourth in the nation and his 27.5 tackles for loss and nine fumbles forced both led the nation … Also credited with two fumble recoveries, an interception and seven pass break-ups his sophomore year … Recorded 82 tackles and four sacks as a freshman in 2015 … Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from Arizona, San Diego State and Utah State.
 
High School: Attended Millington Central HS in Millington, Tennessee, where he was coached by Chris Michael … Earned all-state honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and was all-district and a Liberty Bowl High School All-Star his senior year.
 
Personal: Patrick Macon, Jr. was born Nov. 8, 1996, in Memphis, Tennessee … He is the son of Tanya and Patrick Macon.