Jonathan Langa

Jonathan Langa (born November 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back and is the assistant defensive backs coach for the York Lions of U Sports football. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five seasons.

University career Langa played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies at linebacker from 2012 to 2014. He played in 23 games over three seasons where he recorded 125 tackles, 61 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. In that season, he also recorded 0.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery as he was named the CIS Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career Langa was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the third round, with the 20th overall pick, of the 2015 CFL draft. He dressed in 16 games in the 2015 season where he had eight special teams tackles. In 2016, he played in just 10 games, but recorded 10 special teams tackles and also made his playoff in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.

In the 2017 season, Langa played in all 18 regular season games where he recorded two defensive tackles and a career-high 24 special teams tackles. He played in 15 regular season games in 2018 where he had 14 special teams tackles and also recorded another two special teams tackles in the team's two playoff games. He was, however, healthy for the post-season and played in both the East Final and the 107th Grey Cup, but did not record any stats in the team's loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He became a free agent when his contract expired on February 11, 2020, but did not sign with another team. Over the course of his five-year career, Langa played in 62 games and recorded two defensive tackles and 59 special teams tackles.

Coaching career In 2025, Langa joined head coach Dexter Janke of the York Lions to serve as the team's assistant defensive backs coach.