2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to know East Stroudsburg South DE/OL Jonathan Adjin-Tettey
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Billy Splain | July 24, 2025
Jonathan Adjin-Tettey
Defensive End, Guard
East Stroudsburg South High School
Class Of 2026
positions you play
Jersey #50
HT/WT 6 ft, 215
77 inch wingspan, 305 bench, 3.83 gpa
Other sports Track and field, wrestling
2x all league for football, track district champion, academic high honors.
Twitter @jonadjintettey
Coach says: “Jon returns as a three year starter on the defensive and offensive lines. Voted first team EPC Monroe DE, Jon brings leadership and a commitment to excellence in all assets of his high school career”.
Let’s get to know Jonathan
Why do you play football?
I play football because it helps me challenge myself and makes me strive to be a better person, I feel myself the most when i’m on the field making plays.
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Myles Garret because of his freak athleticism
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My favorite play is probably my first sack in a varsity game my sophomore year. The energy from my team and the crowd is a feeling that I’ll never forget.
What was last years season like for you?
Winning a district championship with my team and making a run at states was definitely a high point in my high school career, I feel like I established myself as a crucial part of my team although I still have a lot of room to grow.
What are your goals for this coming season?
My top priority is to help my team win another district championship, apart from that my goals are to lead my league in sacks and to make an all state list.
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
A tackle named Tyler Merrill he has a lot of division 1 interest and I was happy to go up against talent like that and I hope I can see that kind of challenge moving forward.
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
The whiteout game at Penn State, the energy from the crowd is something unforgettable
Describe what the perfect teammate is
The perfect teammate is someone who you can compete with and will force you to work harder and improve yourself.
Tell everyone why you think football is good for a community
Football can unite a community over common goals and I believe that it takes support from a community to make a program truly great.
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
One thing that I would love to do would be to play running back and score a touchdown but my coaches don’t seem too big on the idea.
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My cousin because of his work ethic.
What is your favorite practice drill? What is your least favorite practice drill?
My favorite practice drill is when we run 1 on 1s because I don’t really have a least favorite drill I like every opportunity to get better.
Preseason Two a Days are:
A time to bond with my teammates.
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My cousin because he helped me when I first started playing and taught me a lot about the game.
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Swimming because it keeps me active
What is your favorite play to run?
Trap
Music of choice:
Rap
Best Pizza topping?
Chicken Bacon Ranch!
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Florida
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