Sam Gerak

Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.

Height:
6-4
Weight:
295
Position:
OL
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Avon, Ohio
High School:
Avon

2021 Watch List: Rimington Award Watch List ...Voted Team Captain.

2020: Started in every game at center for the Wildcats as part of their 7-2 campaign ... Named to the Associated Press' All Bowl Team for helping the Wildcats gain 457 yards in a 35-19 victory over Auburn in the 2021 Citrus Bowl. Pro Football Focus gave Gerak a grade of 85.1 for his bowl performance.

2019: Started all 12 games for the Wildcats ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2018: Appeared in four games… Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Redshirted his first year on campus ... Named the Offensive Practice Player of the Week following the Duke and Maryland games by the NU coaching staff.

High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on December 22, 2015 ... Rated a consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout ... Ranked as the country’s No. 6 center prospect by ESPN, No. 8 by 247Sports and No. 10 by Rivals ... Rated the No. 1 center in the state of Ohio, and the No. 2 center in the Midwest, by Scout ... Ranked as a Top-20 player in the state of Ohio by ESPN and a Top-30 player in Ohio by 247Sports ... Registered 126 knockdowns in 11 games while serving as team captain for the Eagles ... 2016 First Team All-Southwest Conference ... 2016 Southwest Conference Most Valuable Lineman… 2016 Second Team All-State ... 2016 First Team All-District ... 2016 First Team All-County ... 2016 Avon Team MVP 2016 ... 2016 Lombardi Award winner (Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in Lorain County) ... Competed in shot put and discus events as track & field team captain ... Three-year class president ... Academic All-Ohio honoree ... National Honor Society ... Earned high academic honors throughout high school ... Father, John, played five seasons in the National Football League with Minnesota and St. Louis after a standout college career at Penn State ... Anticipated major is neuroscience.
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