{"id":1781,"date":"2026-05-26T17:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:35:37","slug":"nothing-funny-about-jayvon-funnye-hes-all-business-football-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1781","title":{"rendered":"Nothing funny about Jayvon Funnye; he\u2019s all business | Football Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jayvon Funnye is one of a kind.<\/p>\n

If such records were kept, Funnye (pronounced FUN-YAY) could possibly be standing alone in this category because one would be hard-pressed to find someone like the Lake Howell student-athlete.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not likely that many people have a GPA that is higher than their 40-yard-dash time, but Funnye does. He holds a GPA of 4.5 and runs the 40 in 4.45 seconds.<\/p>\n

He finds time to juggle football and academics and does so in impressive fashion. One of Lake Howell\u2019s top receivers heading into the 2026 season, the senior is eyeing 1,000 yards in the fall. He recently committed to Columbia, and he\u2019ll take his intelligence and football skills to the Ivy League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited. Yeah, in the Ivy League, I liked the internship programs and all of the opportunities they have and to get that degree,\u201d Funnye said. \u201cI love the campus and all of that, and it was a great choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funnye said he fell in love with the New York City school during his visit in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just really like the coaches. It\u2019s a young coaching staff and they are really energetic,\u201d Funnye said of 41-year-old head coach Jon Poppe and his staff. \u201cIt\u2019s a fairly new coaching staff, 2024, and since then they have been putting money into the facilities and the program. I can really see the vision they have.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso I love New York City and the location. I thought the team culture was awesome. I could see how close they were with one another and it reminded me of my own team here at Lake Howell.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So, how does a person get a 4.5 GPA? Most people see 4.0 as the GPA threshold, and most of us don\u2019t hover around that plateau. Funnye, however, is an obvious overachiever.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust staying on top work and challenging myself with AP courses and honors courses all throughout high school and taking some summer classes, as well, trying to get ahead,\u201d Funnye said. \u201cMainly it\u2019s just not getting behind, because once you get behind, you are less motivated to catch up. And I have had great teachers, as well, throughout my high school career.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been academically motivated from a young age and had a great support system in his parents Jasmin and Michael Funnye.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I was little, and that\u2019s kind of set the standard, you know, growing up in elementary school and middle school, getting those good grades and then in high school it\u2019s like you gotta maintain that. It\u2019s an expectation you set for yourself,\u201d Funnye said. \u201cMy mom and my dad were both very good in school. I\u2019ve been playing sports my whole life, but both of them taught me to make sure my education is first and that comes before anything else.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey have let me be very independent, and that\u2019s what I like, but they\u2019ve always been there like a resource for help if I need any assistance, which is really great. They\u2019ve been super supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said it can be all grind and no fun at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s not always easy, you gotta stay up late some nights coming home from a hard practice or a long game,\u201d Funnye said. \u201cSome days might be hard, but taking a day off makes the next day harder. Definitely sometimes I gotta miss out on some things my friends might be doing, but my friends have been super supportive, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey understand (my studies) may be more important than what they may be doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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