JakeSauder

2016 – Freshman

• Practiced with the team

High School

• Transferred to North Catholic High School after two seasons at Allegheny
• Two-year starter at NCHS, helping lead the Trojans to a combined 24-2 record during his two seasons
• Played five different positions (defensive end, outside linebacker, middle linebacker and  offensive tackle and defensive tackle) under three different coaching staffs in his prep career
• Played his senior season under head coach Jason Gildon
• Earned first-team All-Conference as a junior and senior
• Elected team captain as a senior by his peers
• Also lettered in track & field in the shot put
• Considered N.C. State, Bucknell, Cornell, Penn State and Georgia Tech

Personal

• Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Son of David and Amy Sauder
• Major is kinesiology – exercise science

Jake Says

• He chose Kentucky because he loves the south and has followed Kentucky football for a long time
• Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be an orthopedic surgeon
• One word to describe him on the field is “intense”
• Most people don’t know he used to play lacrosse
• If he was stranded on an island with a teammate he would choose Drew Schlegel because he makes every situation positive