Jonathan Kongbo

On January 1, 2020, Kongbo signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.

Upon entering the CFL Draft, Kongbo was at one point ranked the number-one prospect by the Central CFL Scouting Bureau and was eventually drafted fifth overall in the 2019 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was signed by the Blue Bombers on May 17, 2019 and placed on their six-game injured list, hoping to play before the end of summer. He played in his first career professional game on August 1, 2019 against the Toronto Argonauts. In his first season, Kongbo played in 12 games, recording 12 tackles and a sack. He played in all three of the Blue Bombers' post-season games, including the 107th Grey Cup game where he won his first Grey Cup championship. Kongbo was released on December 5, 2019 as part of a pre-determined agreement to pursue National Football League opportunities.

He was a three-sport athlete while attending Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia, and accepted a scholarship to the University of Wyoming, where he was a redshirt in 2014 and did not play for the team. Kongbo then transferred to Arizona Western College, where he was a junior college All-American in 2015 and a high-profile college prospect. The following season in 2016, he played college football for Tennessee as a sophomore. His junior year was his best year, with ten games played and 29 total tackles. In 2018, his senior year, he moved into the linebacker role; after six games, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at The University of Tennessee against Auburn and did not play for the rest of the season.

Jonathan Kongbo (born March 19, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Blue Bombers in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the 2019 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Arizona Western College Matadors and Tennessee Volunteers.