2024 Football Roster
Roster
Runion, Jett

Jersey Number 80
Jett Runion
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aubrey, Texas
- High School:
- Aubrey HS
Bio
As a Freshman (2023)
High School
Personal
- Redshirted
- Appeared in season opener vs. UTSA (Sept. 2)
High School
- Three-star prospect as defensive lineman
- Nation's No. 149 ranked defensive lineman
- No. 232 overall player in Texas
- Played defensive end and tight end at Aubrey
- Extensive snaps on both sides of the ball in 2021
- Recorded 17 receptions for 350 yards and five touchdowns in 2021
- Helped Aubrey to its deepest playoff run in program history – regional final round
- Led team in all major receiving categories in 2021
- 2021 First Team All-District 4-4A Division II
- 2021 Texas Sports Writers Association Honorable Mention All-State
- Competed in track and field
- Texas 4A Regional qualifier in discus as a junior
- Recorded throws of 150 feet, 5 inches and 148 feet, 6 inches
- Several 50-plus feet shot put throws including personal best of 53 feet, 11 ½ inches
- Chose Houston over Texas Tech, Tulane, SMU, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana and North Texas, among others
Personal
- Nickname: Jetto
- Hobbies: fishing, hunting
- Describes himself as spontaneous, coachable and adventurous
- Favorite childhood memory is getting his first four wheeler
- Dream job outside of football: businessman
- Can juggle
- Hidden talent: good at fishing
- His father and both of his grandfathers played college football
- Chose UH because he liked the coaches and the location was good for him
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: chicken and potatoes
- His motivation for working hard: his family
- Best advice: you can pray for rain but you better be ready for the mud
- Highlight of his life thus far: getting to play football at the next level
- Sports hero: J.J. Watt
- Most memorable athletic feat: when he first started getting looked at by colleges his sophomore year
- Unique fact: likes to fish
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25