It never quite came together for Jonathan Kongbo at Tennessee, but he will at least get the opportunity to play professional football. Kongbo did not hear his name called during the 2019 NFL Draft. A free agent opportunity never came either.
However, Kongbo was taken with the 5th overall selection in the 2019 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night.
Kongbo was the nation’s top ranked JUCO prospect in 2016, coming in with big expectations. In that first season, he appeared in only seven games and recorded just one sack.