Veteran defensive coach Jon Fabris was named defensive ends coach at UGA in January, 2001, after serving as an assistant coach with the NFL Cleveland Browns during the 2000 season. In his ten seasons as a defensive ends coach, Fabris has had ten defensive ends taken in the NFL draft.

During his eight years at UGA, he has been part of a staff that has led Georgia to 82 victories, two SEC championships, three SEC Eastern Division titles, six bowl victories, and six top ten finishes in the final national polls including No. 2 in 2007 and No. 3 in 2002. 
Since 2001, UGA is the only punt return team in the nation to finish in the top 15 six times, the Dogs have recorded five of the top nine punt return averages in UGA history.  The Bulldogs set a school record in 2008 and ranked fourth nationally with a 17.6 punt return average.  Also, six of the top 11 players in career sacks have played at UGA.

In 2007, the UGA defense finished first in the SEC in quarterback sacks, and DE Marcus Howard led the SEC in sacks while also being voted Sugar Bowl MVP.  Also in 2007, punt returner Thomas Flowers broke a 56 year old Uaverage which is third in SEC history.  

Fabris helped the 2006 UGA defense finish eighth nationally in total defense and DE Charles Johnson led the SEC in tackles for loss. Fabris' 2006 ount return unit led the nation in punt return yards (505), finished 7th in yards per return (14.9), and tied a 50 year-old UGA record for punt return TDs with three.

In 2005, the UGA defense finish eighth nationally in scoring defense and 18th nationally in total defense. DE Quentin Moses made 1st Team All-SEC while finishing second in the SEC in sacks and tackles for loss. In addition, Fabris' 2005 punt return unit finished 14th nationally at 13.8 yards per return.

The 2004 UGA defense finished in the nation's top 10 in both scoring and total defense as well as leading the SEC in quarterback sacks. Fabris' 2004 punt return unit finished first in the SEC and 14th nationally averaging 13.8 yards per return.

One of his defensive ends, David Pollack, became the most decorated defensive player in Bulldog history, in 2004, by being named a first team All-American for the third straight year, SEC Player of the Year for the second time, and walked off with most of the nation's most prestigious defensive awards: the Rotary Lombardi Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Ted Hendricks Award (second straight year), and the Ronnie Lott Trophy. Pollack also ended his UGA career as the all-time sack leader with 36. Another Fabris protege, Damien Gary, also ended his career as Georgia's all-time leader in punt return yardage (1,253 yards) and third in SEC history.

Fabris helped the 2003 UGA defense finish third nationally in scoring defense and fourth nationally in total defense. Fabris was an integral part of the 2002 Bulldog defense that finished first in the SEC and fourth nationally in scoring defense and first in the SEC in quarterback sacks. In addition, the Bulldogs finished 13-1, won the SEC and Nokia Sugar Bowl Championships, and were ranked third in the final national polls.

Fabris' 2002 punt return unit set single season school records for blocked punts (five) and punt return yards (746). Georgia also finished 10th nationally in punt return average (14.92 ypr) which was third best in school history. The 2001 Georgia punt return team finished first in the SEC and ninth nationally with a 14.1 yards per return average.

Fabris coached six defensive ends who are currently in the NFL. At UGA, he coached Charles Grant (Saints), Junior Geathers and David Pollack (both at Bengals). At South Carolina, he coached Kalimba Edwards (Lions) and at Kansas State, Darren Howard (Eagles) and Monty Beisel (Patriots).

Prior to coaching with the Browns, Fabris coached the defensive ends on a 1999 South Carolina team that finished 20th nationally in total defense. Fabris spent the 1997-98 seasons at Kansas State where he helped develop the Wildcats defensive and special teams into some of the nation’s best. In 1998, KSU was third in the country in total defense and tied for sixth nationally in scoring defense, while in 1997, the Wildcats finished fourth in the nation in total defense, sixth in scoring defense and second in QB sacks.

Fabris' 1998 K-State punt return unit led the country (21.3 avg.), returning an incredible five punts for touchdowns and became the first school in NCAA history to return a punt for a touchdown in three straight games. Fabris also helped the Wildcats finish third in the nation in net punting (40.6 avg.) and 17th nationally in kickoff returns (23.1 avg.). In 1997, the Kansas State punt return unit finished 13th nationally at 13.0 yards per return.

Fabris spent the 1995 season as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame where he handled all kick return and coverage units and assisted with the offensive line. Notre Dame’s punt return unit improved 89 places from the year before to finish 17th nationally at 12.2 yards per return, while the Irish kick off return team moved up 64 places to also place 17th nationally at 22.0 yards per return. In January 1996, he was promoted to wide receivers coach before resigning in February.

Fabris spent eight seasons at Iowa State (1987-94), coaching linebackers, kickoff coverage and punt returns. His kickoff coverage units ranked in the nation’s top 10 from 1991-94 and during that four-year period, the Cyclones finished first nationally, allowing just 14.9 yards a return. His punt return units ranked among the top seven nationally from 1991-93 and Iowa State again finished first nationally in that three-year period averaging 15.8 yards per return.

Fabris coached at Washington State from 1982-86 where he assisted with the defensive backfield (1982) and coached tight ends (1983-86). The Cougars finished in the nation’s top 10 in total offense in 1984 and 1985. He began his coaching career as the junior varsity defensive backfield coach at Georgia Tech in 1980. Fabris started three seasons as a defensive back at the University of Mississippi (1976-1979) and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ole Miss in 1980.

He and his wife, Marcy, have two sons; Jack, 2, and Mike, 2.