Jack Sawyer
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Finance |
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| Born: | May 6, 2002 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
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| High school | Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio) |
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Jack Sawyer (born May 6, 2002) is an American college football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school career[edit]
Sawyer grew up in Pickerington, Ohio Where he Attended St. Pius K-8 Catholic school. Attended Pickerington High School North, where he played basketball and football. He was rated a five-star recruit and the best collegiate prospect in the 2021 class by ESPN. After making the school's varsity football team as a backup tight end, he was moved to defensive end and finished the season with 58 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.[1] Sawyer committed to play college football at Ohio State shortly after his sophomore season, when he recorded 62 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks.[2] He choose the Buckeyes over offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Oklahoma.[3][4]
Due to injuries, Sawyer took over as the Panthers' starting quarterback during his junior season.[5] He completed 79 of 135 passes for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing for 386 yards and six touchdowns and was named the Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division Defensive Player of the Year after recording 13.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss before suffering a torn MCL in the state playoffs.[6] Sawyer opted not to play in his senior football season due to uncertainties surrounding Covid-19.[7]
College career[edit]
Sawyer enrolled at Ohio State a semester early.[8] He won the Rose Bowl in 2022 with the team, but was ejected during the game for targeting Utah quarterback Cameron Rising.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Bielik, Tom (April 12, 2018). "Who is Jack Sawyer, the Pickerington North freshman who got a rare offer from Ohio State?". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Pickerington North defensive end Jack Sawyer rated among nations best". The Columbus Dispatch. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Landis, Bill (February 3, 2019). "Jack Sawyer, Ohio's No. 1 prospect, becomes Ohio State's first 2021 commitment: What it means". The Athletic. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio State football: Pickerington Norths Jack Sawyer commits to 2021 recruiting class". The Columbus Dispatch. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Bender, Bill (September 16, 2019). "Five-star Ohio State commit Jack Sawyer makes switch to QB look easy". Sporting News. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Ulrey, Jarrod (November 9, 2019). "Football: Pickerington North's Jack Sawyer suffers torn MCL". Thisweeknews.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (August 14, 2020). "No. 1 recruit Jack Sawyer to skip final high school football season, seek early enrollment at Ohio State". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (August 14, 2020). "Ohio State football recruiting: Jack Sawyer, No. 3 player in Class of 2021, to enroll early to play in spring". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Gulick, Brendan. "Jack Sawyer Ejected From Rose Bowl For Targeting". Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Bill (January 1, 2022). "Led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State football comeback wins wild Rose Bowl over Utah". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-02.