2020 Football Roster
Jake Saunders
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Position:
- DT
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Loveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Loveland
2020: Started in 43-3 victory over Maryland (10/24)...Made another start at Iowa (10/31)...Recorded first tackle for loss since Nov. 16, 2019 vs. UMass against the Hawkeyes...Compiled two total tackles for the second straight game vs. Nebraska (11/7)...Started against Purdue (11/14)...Posted career-highs in total tackles (5) and solo tackles (4) vs. Wisconsin (11/21)...Tied for career-high in assisted tackles (2) at Michigan State (11/28)...Recorded three total tackles against Illinois (12/12)...Registered first sack of senior season in Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State (12/19)...Also set a career-high in tackles for loss (2.0) against the Buckeyes ... 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society (maintained a 3.2 cumulative GPA throughout career).
2019: Appeared in 11 games and started the final six of the season ... Had a career year with 15 total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack ... Matched career-high of three tackles on three occasions: vs. Michigan State (9/21), at Indiana (11/2) and vs. UMass (11/16) ... First career sack came at Indiana (11/2).
2018: Appeared in two games in his sophomore season ... Made his collegiate debut in the home-opener versus Duke (9/8) and posted a career-high one tackle against the Blue Devils ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Was expected to contribute and provide depth at defensive tackle before suffering a season-ending injuring during training camp.
2016: Named Defensive Practice Player of the Week by the NU coaching staff following the Minnesota game.
High School: Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports, which ranked him as the No. 20 player in the state of Ohio and a Top-50 defensive tackle prospect in the nation ... Totaled 150 tackles and 18 sacks during a three-year career at Loveland ... 2016 Anthony Munoz Foundation DII Defensive Lineman of the Year ... 2015 JJ Huddle All-State ... Two-time First Team All-District ... Two-time First Team All-Conference ... Two-time Special Mention All-State ... Two-time Loveland Defensive Player of the Year ... Piled up 45 tackles and 5.5 sacks as a sophomore while helping lead the Tigers to a 15-0 record and the Ohio Division II State Championship ... Also threw the shotput and discus for the Loveland track team ... Four-time Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) All-Academic ... Honor roll student.
Personal: Born Jacob Christian Saunders in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Parents Steve and Kim Saunders ... Major is journalism with a minor in business institutions.
