Jake Suder

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Position:
Kicker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
176
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
Central Catholic

2017: Second Team All-MAC … Nominee for the Burlsworth Award, given to the top player in the country who was originally a walk-on … Played in all 12 games for the Falcons in 2017 … Made 32-of-33 extra point attempts, including his final 27 of the season … Was 18-of-22 on field goal attempts with a season long of 42 yards … Tied the Doyt L. Perry Stadium record by making four field goals against South Dakota … Named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week following that contest … Made his first nine field goal attempts on the season … Two of his four misses came from outside of 50 yards and went 16-of-17 inside of 40 … His 18 made field goals were tied for third-most in a single season in program history.

2016: Team’s primary kicker, playing in all 12 games … Made 9-of-12 field goal attempts and 35-of-38 extra points … Ninth among MAC kickers in scoring per game … Biggest field goal broke a 28-28 tie at Akron with just 2:23 to play in the fourth quarter from 27 yards out. Earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week honors for that performance … Went 2-for-2 on field goals in the win over Buffalo to close the season … Was also 2-for-2 on field goals with a career-long 44-yarder against Miami … Made all 14 extra point attempts during the three-game win streak to close the season and finished the year with 15 consecutive made extra points … Went 4-for-5 on field goal attempts from 31 yards or further.

2015: Did not play.

High School: Graduated in 2013 from Central Catholic High School ... earned two varsity letters for the Irish and coach Greg Dempsey ... earned second team All-District ... won the 2012 Division II state championship ... made 80-of-82 extra points his senior year with 47 touchbacks.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Vincent Suder ... son of Tom and Laura Suder ... born Oct. 27, 1994 ... has four sisters ... majoring in criminal justice.