2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 90 Days (J'mari Monette)

Written By Ben Gillard 

Welcome, Hoosier fans to the 2024 Hoosier Huddle Countdown! Over the next 100 days the Hoosier Huddle staff will feature every player on the 2024 roster in anticipation of the season opener on August 31st against the FIU Golden Panthers. Today, we look at redshirt sophomore J’mari Monette.

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: # 90 – J’MARI MONETTE

Height: 6’ 4”

Weight: 282 pounds

Hometown: Alexandria, Louisiana

High School: Alexandria 

Class/Position: Redshirt Sophomore / Defensive Lineman

As a 3-star recruit out of Alexandria, a Louisiana high school that has produced a host of NFL talent, including Panthers receiver D.J. Chark, Monette hopes to be the next Trojan turned NFL player. 

In high school, Monette was named All-District 2-5A as a senior, and totaled 48 tackles, 1 sack, and 4 TFLs as a junior, leading the Trojans to a runner-up finish in the LHSAA 5A State Football Playoffs.

Monette redshirted his freshman season in 2022 and did not see any game action in 2023. However, as a talented player who has a ton of eligibility left, Monette has the opportunity to sit behind and learn from the veteran players on the line, and make the most of his time when he gets a start.