Northwestern University Athletics

2022 Football Roster

Gold, Jr., Jason
Jersey Number 94

Jason Gold Jr.

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    285
  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    League City, Texas
  • High School:
    Clear Springs

2021 Junior:

  • Registered five tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in six appearances
  • Tied a career high with three tackles against Wisconsin (11/13)

2020 Sophomore: 

  • Made first career start against Maryland (10/24), his only appearance of 2020

2019 First-Year:

  • Saw action in six games 
  • Tallied eight tackles, two tackles for loss and one quarterback hurry

High School: 

  • Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on May 19, 2018 
  • 118th-ranked player in Texas (247Sports)
  • Three-year letterwinner and one-time team captain 
  • Finished prep career with 107 tackles, 19.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss and 28 hurries
  • 35 tackles, five sacks, eight TFL, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and 11 hurries as a senior  
  • Had a prep career-best 18 tackles for loss as a junior 
  • Three-time First-Team All-District and All-County Honoree 
  • Earned Academic All-State honors in 2018 
  • National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society and National English Honor Society 
  • Member of Mu Alpha Theta and Rho Kappa 
  • Chose NU over TCU, Air Force, Arkansas, Army, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Duke, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Texas Tech
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