Nevada
Will compete for playing time in the secondary and on special teams this season.

2007: Redshirted his first year at Nevada.

high school
A graduate of Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz. ... Won the Tyrone Byrd Award as the best defensive back in the state of Arizona ... Also named first-team All-Arizona and all-state as a senior ... Led the state with 10 interceptions as a senior ... Was an all-region selection as a defensive back and wide receiver as a junior and senior ... Lettered three years in football and three years in baseball ... Named 2006-07 Mountain Ridge HS Male Athlete of the Year ... Played in Arizona Coaches Association All-Star Game in football and baseball ... Graduated with 3.68 grade-point average and was named Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar-Athlete.

Personal
Born Jonathan Cameron Ott on March 26, 1989 in Akron, Ohio ... Son of Julie and H. Kingsley Ott ... Has an older sister, Caitlin, who plays softball at Malone College ... Father played baseball at Malone ... Has not declared a major ... Also enjoys playing golf.