- Was signed by the Green Bay Packers as a free agent on March 13, 2026.
- Has appeared in 146 games with 130 starts during his career and has registered 432 tackles (233 solo), 49 sacks, 59 tackles for a loss, 84 QB hits, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and eight passes defensed.
- Played four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2016-19), three with the Philadelphia Eagles (2020-22), two with the San Francisco 49ers (2023-24) and one with the Minnesota Vikings (2025).
- Has been selected to two Pro Bowls during his career (2021 with Philadelphia, 2023 with San Francisco).
- Among interior linemen (per TruMedia), ranked tied for No. 2 in the NFL from 2021-23 in sacks (25½) and No. 1 in Next Gen Stats QB pressures (168).
- Was the only interior lineman in the NFL to register 50-plus QB pressures each season from 2021 to 2023.
- Has played in 15-plus games in nine of his 10 seasons in the league, tied for the most in the NFL (Leonard Williams) among interior linemen since 2016 (per TruMedia).
- Has also started all 11 postseason contests that he has played in, including back-to-back Super Bowls (LVII, LVIII).
- Was selected by the Steelers in the third round (No. 89 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
2025 SEASON: Appeared in 16 games with 15 starts for the Vikings, posting 52 tackles (18 solo), four tackles for a loss, 3½ sacks, six QB hits, 28 QB pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Helped Minnesota rank No. 8 in the NFL in yards allowed per carry (3.99)…Was sidelined for one contest (Week 16 at N.Y. Giants, thigh)…At Chicago (Sept. 8): Led the defensive line with five tackles (three solo), a season-high two sacks and a QB hit in his debut with the Vikings. Both of his sacks came in the fourth quarter as he brought down QB Caleb Williams for losses of 8 and 4 yards…At Detroit (Nov. 2): Posted a season-high eight tackles (two solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and a season-best two QB hits. Brought down RB Jahmyr Gibbs for a 2-yard loss on a second-quarter run and recorded an 8-yard sack of QB Jared Goff in the third quarter…Vs. Washington (Dec. 7): Recorded three tackles (all assisted) and forced a fumble by QB Marcus Mariota on a fourth-quarter scramble, recovering the fumble at the Minnesota 17 as he posted a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the same game for the first time in his NFL career…At Dallas (Dec. 14): Registered two tackles (both assisted) and a shared sack, bringing down QB Dak Prescott with DE Jonathan Greenard for a 5-yard loss on third down to force a 51-yard FG that the Cowboys missed.
2024: Started the first three games of the season for the 49ers before sustaining a torn triceps in Week 3 that ended his season…Registered seven tackles (four solo), a sack and a QB hit before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 28…At L.A. Rams (Sept. 22): Posted three tackles (two solo), a sack and a QB hit, bringing down QB Matthew Stafford for a 9-yard loss early in the second quarter.
2023: Started all 16 games he appeared in during his first season with San Francisco, finishing with 44 tackles (25 solo), eight tackles for a loss, seven sacks, 14 QB hits, 57 QB pressures (No. 2 on the team) and two passes defensed on his way to earning Pro Bowl recognition…Also started all three postseason contests and registered 10 tackles (four solo), a sack and a fumble recovery…At Pittsburgh (Sept. 10): Recorded three tackles (two solo) and a sack in his debut with the 49ers, bringing down QB Kenny Pickett for a 7-yard loss on fourth down to close out the 30-7 win…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 1): Posted four tackles (two solo), a sack and two QB hits, taking down QB Josh Dobbs for an 8-yard sack on third down in the fourth quarter to force an Arizona punt…At Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Registered four tackles (three solo), 1½ sacks and a season-high three QB hits (tied career high)…At Seattle (Nov. 23): Led the defensive line with a season-high seven tackles (two solo), 1½ sacks and two QB hits, including an 8-yard sack of QB Geno Smith in the second quarter to force a three-and-out…Vs. Kansas City (Super Bowl LVIII, Feb. 11): Recorded six tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery. Early in the second quarter, recovered a fumble by RB Isiah Pacheco at the San Francisco 9. Posted a 3-yard sack of QB Patrick Mahomes in the fourth quarter on third down to force the Chiefs to settle for a FG.
2022: Started all 17 games for the Eagles, finishing with 60 tackles (37 solo), a career-high 11 sacks, 16 QB hits, 53 QB pressures (No. 2 on team), a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed…Also started all three postseason contests and posted nine tackles (six solo), a sack, two tackles for a loss and a pass defensed…At Washington (Sept. 25): Posted two tackles (both solo), a sack and a fumble recovery. Brought down QB Carson Wentz for a 7-yard loss in the first quarter and recovered a Wentz fumble early in the second quarter at the Washington 24 to set up a Philadelphia TD two plays later…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 30): Registered eight tackles (six solo), two sacks and a forced fumble. Posted an 11-yard sack of Pickett to end the first half and then brought Pickett down for a 9-yard loss early in the fourth quarter, forcing a fumble on the play that was recovered by CB Avonte Maddox…At Houston (Nov. 3): Recorded seven tackles (six solo) and a career-high three sacks, with two of his sacks of QB Davis Mills coming on third down…Vs. Washington (Nov. 14): Led the team with a career-high 13 tackles (four solo), including an 11-yard sack of QB Taylor Heinicke in the third quarter on third down to force Washington to settle for a FG…At Chicago (Dec. 18): Registered three tackles (two solo) and two sacks, with both sacks of QB Justin Fields coming on third downs to force punts…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Championship, Jan. 29): Recorded two tackles (one solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Josh Johnson for a 5-yard loss early in the second quarter.
2021: Started all 16 games he appeared in for Philadelphia, posting a career-best 63 tackles (27 solo), 7½ sacks, nine tackles for a loss, a career-high 18 QB hits, a team-leading and career-high 58 QB pressures, a forced fumble and a pass defensed on the way to earning Pro Bowl honors for the first time in his career…Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL among interior linemen in QB pressures (TruMedia), trailing only Rams DT Aaron Donald (64)…Recorded six sacks in the first five games of the season, the most in the NFL over that span among interior linemen…At Atlanta (Sept. 12): Registered five tackles (three solo), two sacks and three QB hits, bringing down QB Matt Ryan twice in the fourth quarter on fourth downs…At Dallas (Sept. 27): Posted six tackles (four solo), two sacks and a forced fumble. Registered a sack of Prescott in the end zone in the first quarter, forcing a fumble that was recovered by DT Fletcher Cox for a TD…Vs. Kansas City (Oct. 3): Recorded six tackles (three solo) and a sack, bringing down Mahomes for a 7-yard loss on the first play from scrimmage in the second half…At Carolina (Oct. 10): Posted three tackles (one solo) and a sack, marking the first time in his career that he posted at least one sack in three straight games.
2020: Appeared in 15 games with 11 starts in his first season with the Eagles, finishing with 38 tackles (16 solo), 4½ sacks, five tackles for a loss, eight QB hits, 29 QB pressures (No. 2 on team), a fumble recovery and a pass defensed…At Pittsburgh (Oct. 11): Recorded four tackles (one solo) and shared an 8-yard sack of QB Ben Roethlisberger with Cox in the second quarter…At N.Y. Giants (Nov. 15): Posted three tackles (one solo) and a shared sack as he and DE Vinny Curry brought down QB Daniel Jones for an 8-yard loss in the third quarter…At Green Bay (Dec. 6): Registered two tackles (one solo), including a 7-yard sack of QB Aaron Rodgers…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 13): Recorded four tackles (two solo), a season-best two sacks, a season-high three QB hits and a fumble recovery. Recovered a QB Taysom Hill fumble early in the fourth quarter and then later sacked Hill with just over two minutes remaining on third down to force a FG that the Saints missed in the eventual 24-21 Philadelphia win.
2019: Played in all 16 games with 13 starts for the Steelers and posted 60 tackles (35 solo), four sacks, seven tackles for a loss, six QB hits, 30 QB pressures and a forced fumble…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 30): Registered three tackles (two solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Andy Dalton for a 9-yard loss on third down in the third quarter to force a punt…Vs. Baltimore (Oct. 6): Recorded two tackles (both solo), including a 3-yard sack of QB Lamar Jackson late in the fourth quarter as he posted a sack in back-to-back games for the first time in his career…Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 10): Posted seven tackles (two solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Jared Goff for a 9-yard loss late in the first quarter and forcing a fumble that was recovered by S Minkah Fitzpatrick and returned 43 yards for a TD…At Cleveland (Nov. 14): Registered a season-high nine tackles (six solo), including a season-best two tackles for a loss…Vs. Cleveland (Dec. 1): Recorded six tackles (three solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Baker Mayfield for an 8-yard loss in the fourth quarter to force a three-and-out.
2018: Appeared in all 16 games with 14 starts for Pittsburgh, finishing with 49 tackles (32 solo), 6½ sacks, eight QB hits, 19 QB pressures and a pass defensed…At Cleveland (Sept. 9): Registered four tackles (three solo), including a 5-yard sack of QB Tyrod Taylor in the first quarter…Vs. Baltimore (Sept. 30): Posted three tackles (two solo), bringing down QB Joe Flacco for a 2-yard loss early in the fourth quarter…At Jacksonville (Nov. 18): Recorded four tackles (all solo) and a season-high two sacks, bringing down QB Blake Bortles twice in the second quarter…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Dec. 2): Registered four tackles (three solo), including a 4-yard sack of QB Philip Rivers in the third quarter.
2017: Played in all 16 games with 12 starts and posted 32 tackles (21 solo), two sacks, four tackles for a loss, four QB hits, 16 QB pressures, a forced fumble and a pass defensed…At Cleveland (Sept. 10): Recorded three tackles (all solo), including a 9-yard sack of QB DeShone Kizer early in the fourth quarter…At Chicago (Sept. 24): Posted two tackles (both solo), a stop of RB Tarik Cohen for a 1-yard loss and a 7-yard sack of QB Mike Glennon…Vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 8): Led the team with a season-high 10 tackles (four solo)…At Baltimore (Dec. 10): Registered four tackles (all solo) and a forced fumble when he knocked the ball out from RB Alex Collins on a first-quarter reception.
2016: Appeared in 15 games with 13 starts for the Steelers as a rookie, recording 27 tackles (18 solo), two sacks, five tackles for a loss, three QB hits, 16 QB pressures and a fumble recovery…Also started all three postseason contests and posted eight tackles (four solo), a sack and three tackles for a loss…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 18): Made his first NFL start, posting a solo tackle and helping limit the Bengals to 46 rushing yards on 18 carries (2.6 avg.)…At Cleveland (Nov. 20): Posted his first NFL sack, bringing down QB Cody Kessler for an 11-yard loss early in the second quarter to force a punt. Late in the third quarter, recovered a QB Josh McCown fumble in the end zone for his first NFL touchdown…At Indianapolis (Nov. 24): Registered a season-high five tackles (four solo), including a stop of RB Robert Turbin for a 5-yard loss on a reception and a 6-yard sack of QB Scott Tolzien in the third quarter…2016 Draft: Was selected by the Steelers in the third round (No. 89 overall), becoming the first player from South Carolina State to be drafted in the first three rounds since DT Anthony Cook in 1995 (second round, Houston Oilers).
COLLEGE: Started all 47 games he played in and posted 200 tackles (143 solo), 62 tackles for a loss, 37 sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Was a two-time SBN Sports Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (2014-15)…Ranked No. 2 in the FCS with 46 tackles for a loss in 2014-15…Majored in sports communication…2015: Started all 11 games and ranked tied for No. 6 in the FCS with 22 tackles for a loss…Earned first-team All-MEAC honors and was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, finishing with a career-best 59 tackles (43 solo), 13½ sacks and two forced fumbles…2014: Opened all 12 contests, leading the MEAC and ranking No. 4 in the FCS with a career-best 16 sacks…Was tied for No. 4 in the FCS with a career-high 24 tackles for a loss…Earned first-team All-MEAC recognition and was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year…Registered 55 tackles (47 solo), three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed…Tied an FCS record with six sacks in a 20-14 win vs. Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 25)…2013: Started all 13 games and earned second-team All-MEAC honors…Posted 51 tackles (27 solo), 12½ tackles for a loss, 5½ sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…2012: Started all 11 contests as a true freshman and posted 45 tackles (26 solo) and two sacks.
PERSONAL: Given name Javon DeAndre Hargrave…First name is pronounced JAY-von…Born in Salisbury, N.C. …High school: Earned all-state and all-county honors at North Rowan High School (Spencer, N.C.) and was twice named the Defensive Player of the Year…Earned all-state recognition in basketball and was named the Player of the Year in his conference as a junior, helping his team to a state title in 2011…Earned four letters in basketball and football and one in track.
