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2026 PFN Player Profile: Jamen Garrett-TE/DE-West York

Tagged under: District 3, News, Player Previews

| June 1, 2026


Jamen Garrett

West York

Class Of 2028

TE/DE

Jersey #11

6’3 225lbs

2x first team all county tight end 1x first team all county defensive end

Other sports Wrestling, track

Twitter/X @JamenGarnett_11


Coach Says:  Jamen will be entering this season as one of the top TE/DE’s in District 3. Jamen has started at both TE/DE and has worked very hard this off season to become the best player he can possibly be.


Why do you play football?

I play football because I love the game and everything that comes with it. I enjoy competing, working hard, and proving myself every time I step on the field. Football brings out the best in me.

It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most? 

to be out there on the field and watch the crowd go crazy when ever I make a big play

Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?

My favorite sports star is Micah parson because I try to model my game after his

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:

My first playoff game my freshman year on 4th&4 I got the game winning sack to move on to the next round of playoffs, as soon as the QB hit the ground the crowd exploded

What was last years season like for you?

I took a big jump from my freshman year to my sophomore year in terms of size and football IQ

What are your goals for this coming season?

My goals this season is to get first team all state for either tightend or defensive end

Who is the best player you ever lined up against?

Sean tanner

When the game is on the line, which college/professional coach would you like to call in the play? 

Andy Reid

What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?

I would love to visit a Ohio state game

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?

My favorite football team is the Ravens

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?

My favorite game to watch was my own from when we played south western, we were down at halftime and came back and won 37-23, I also had 3 sacks and 6 tackles for loss and 10 tackles in total

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?

Water boy because it’s the funniest sports movie ever

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?

My mom is the loudest in the crowd so you can hear her pretty well, she usually says “GO BABY!”

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?

Get a pick 6

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?

I would say my mentor is my mom, as a single mother she is the strongest women I have ever laid my eyes on, without her I don’t know where I would be today

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:

Basketball

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?

When I was somebody’s 100th win wrestling

If you could only drive one car for the rest of your life, what would it be? 

A 2023 all black track hawk

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?

Playing madden or watching football highlight because even off the field I have to keep football in my life

What is your favorite football memory to date?

When my teammates and I are just in the locker room just cracking jokes and messing around

What is your favorite play to run?

I don’t really have one I like them all

What scares you the most?

Having a career ending injury

Music of choice:

Definitely rap and rock music

What is the most food you ever ate in one sitting?

I went to shady Maple and had 7 full sized medium well stakes

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?

Chilis

What is your favorite vacation destination?

North Carolina

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?

The first football game I remember I ever saw was a highschool football game

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