2024 Football Roster
Roster
Gaston, Juwon

Jersey Number 21
Juwon Gaston
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Carver HS
- Prev School:
- Northeast Mississippi CC
Bio
As a Junior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Appeared in 10 games (234 snaps)
- Two starts – both at strong safety
- Starts came vs. West Virginia (Oct. 12) and at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- 18 tackles (12 solo) and one TFL
- Season high five tackles vs. West Virginia
- Four stops – all solo – vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- Three tackles including one TFL vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 19)
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2022 season at Northeast Mississippi Community College
- Played nine games
- 53.0 tackles including 33 solo stops
- Five pass breakups, two interceptions with one forced fumble
- 5+ tackles on six occasions
- Chose Houston over UTSA, Jacksonville State, South Alabama and Troy among others
High School
- Prepped at Carver
- Scored six touchdowns, three on returns, as a senior
- Recorded 54 tackles and four interceptions
- Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game participant
- Montgomery Advertiser all-metro
- Rated among top 25 overall prospects in Alabama by 24/7 and ESPN
- Lettered in basketball
- Helped basketball program to 2019 Class 6A title game
Personal
- Nickname: Wondeezy
- Hobbies: lifting weights and playing the game
- Describes himself as relentless, hard working and authentic
- Favorite childhood memory is winning MVP for Nationals Basketball League
- Game day rituals include listening to YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Played against current teammate Brandon Mack in 2019
- Dream job outside football: business owner
- Hidden talent: He plays basketball
- Mom, Michele Archie, played basketball Alabama State
- Chose UH because it was a good fit for him and a great opportunity
- One word to describe himself on the field: savage
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings
- His motivation for working hard: his mom
- Best advice: keep working hard and you can do big things
- Sports hero: Daniel Thomas
- Most memorable athletic feat: returning seven kickoff returns and three punt returns for touchdowns in 2020
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
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04