John Molchon (born February 2, 1997) is an American professional

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. He played

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Early life

Molchon grew up in

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and attended Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in

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. He was ranked #9 by

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overall in

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and he led the Crusaders to their first state title in 2013, later being named the NIAA Division 1-A linebacker of the year. In 2020, John Molchon had his number retired by Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School.

College career

Molchon

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his true freshman season. For his 2016 season he appeared in seven games, making three starts and was a semifinalist for the

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. In 2017, he appeared in all 14 games, making 13 starts and was part of a Bronco line for the Mountain West's No. 2 scoring offense (32.5 ppg). For his 2018 season, he started all 13 games and was named to All- Mountain West First-team. In his 2019 senior season, he was named to All-Mountain West First-team for a second-straight season and was part of an offense that ranked 19th in the country in scoring.

Professional career

Molchon signed a contract with the

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as an

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on April 25, 2020. He was placed on injured reserve on September 7, 2020. He was activated on October 30, 2020, but was waived the next day and re-signed to the practice squad on November 3. He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. On February 9, 2021, Molchon re-signed with the Buccaneers. On September 2, 2021, Molchon was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on October 18, but waived the next day and re-signed to the practice squad. After the Buccaneers were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Molchon was waived by the Buccaneers and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 2. Molchon was waived on August 28, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 13. He was released on September 18.

References

External links

Boise State Broncos football bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molchon, John 1997 births Living people American football offensive guards Boise State Broncos football players Players of American football from Las Vegas Tampa Bay Buccaneers players