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2023 Football Roster

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30 Jake Stebbins

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 231
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cranberry Township, Pa.
  • Highschool Seneca Valley HS

Biography

2023 | FIFTH YEAR 
Saw action in two games ... tallied seven tackles.

2022 I SENIOR SEASON
Second-team All-Ivy League selection ... posted a team-best 76 tackles with 2.5 for a loss, two fumbles recovered, three pass breakups and two hurries in 10 starts ... ranked fifth in the Ivy League in tackles and second in fumbles recovered with two, a number that was 13th nationally ... opened the season with nine tackles with a sack and a fumble recovery in the season-opening win at VMI ... notched seven stops against Yale ... credited with a season-best 13 tackles with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup against Harvard ... also reached double figures with 10 tackles with 0.5 for a loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in the win over Lehigh ... made nine stops at Brown and seven vs. Penn ... batted down a pass and had four tackles with one for a loss against Dartmouth ... closed the season with eight tackles at Columbia.

2021 I JUNIOR SEASON
Named first-team All-Ivy ... led the Ivy League in total tackles (95) and ranked in the top 25 nationally while adding team highs of 10.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks ... credited with 16 more tackles than any Ivy player in league games only, with his 10.1 tackles nearly a full stop ahead of No. 2 (9.2) ... his 8.5 tackles for loss in conference games ranked third overall ... added three pass breakups, a forced fumble and five quarterback hurries ... in four games against nationally ranked teams, posted 35 tackles with 7.5 for a loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups ... had 2.5 tackles for loss at Harvard ... career-high 13 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and hurry against Princeton ... notched nine tackles with 2.0 for a loss and a sack at Dartmouth ... also had double figure tackles against Bucknell (12), Brown (12) and Penn (12).

2020 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 I FRESHMAN SEASON
One of 20 finalists for the Jerry Rice Award as FCS Freshman of the Year, the only Ivy League Player on the list ... captured second-team All-Ivy League honors ... three-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week ... second on the team in tackles (58) and tackles for loss (6.5), as well as first in sacks (4.5) and forced fumbles (two) in 10 games at linebacker ... was fifth in the Ivy League in fumbles forced, eighth in sacks and 19th in tackles for loss despite starting just three games ... ranked fourth nationally in sacks among freshmen in the FCS ... had a pair of tackles in his collegiate debut in the season-opening win at Marist ... registered four tackles and a half-tackle for loss at Ivy preseason favorite Yale ... became the first Big Red freshman to register double figure tackles in a game since 2005 (Tim Bax with 10 at Dartmouth) with his 10-tackle, one-sack effort vs. Georgetown ... named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after posting seven tackles with 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble at Harvard ... repeated as Ivy Rookie of the Week the following week with six tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, along with a forced fumble that was recovered and returned 87 yards for a touchdown vs. Colgate ... made nine tackles, with 1.5 for a loss and a sack, as well as a pass breakup, in the win over Brown ... in the decisive fourth quarter against the Bears, Stebbins had a sack to eventually force a punt, assisted on a tackle for loss that held Brown to a field goal after a Cornell turnover gave the visitors a short field, then ended the game with a big hit on the final play to seal the win ... had three tackles and a pass breakup vs. No. 12 Princeton ... had three stops at Penn ... posted seven tackles in the upset win over Dartmouth ... tied for the team lead with seven tackles, including three for no gain, in the win over Columbia.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Earned first-team all-league and all-area honors while playing linebacker at Seneca Valley HS ... chosen to the Big 33, Fab 22 and Trib 25 all-area teams ... elected team captain as a senior before piling up 93 tackles with 5.0 sacks and an interception ... piled up 174 tackles and 10 sacks during his three-year varsity career ... caught 11 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns while playing tight end ... also lettered in wrestling and track and field.

PERSONAL
Jake Andrew Stebbins is the son of Jeff and Beth Stebbins and has an older sister and brother ... he is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2019-20Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2020-21Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2021-22Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 224 lbs
    30
  • 30
    C

    2022-23Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 228 lbs
    30
    C
  • 30
    C

    2023-24Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 231 lbs
    30
    C