2020 Football Roster

Jake McCurry
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Solon, Ohio
- High School:
- Solon
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
CAREER BESTS
Receiving
• Catches: 1 - (2X) last vs. Nebraska, 2018
• Yards: 18 - Western Michigan, 2018
• Touchdowns: 1 - Western Michigan, 2018
• Long: 18 - Western Michigan, 2018
At Michigan
• Recipient of the team's 2017 Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year award
• 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society member
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-19-20)
• Three-year letterman (2018-19-20)
• Appeared in 29 games throughout his career and played wide receiver in four
Senior (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Appeared in all six games on special teams, playing wide receiver in one; made three special teams tackles to earn his third varsity letter
• Played snaps at wide receiver at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
• Contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 31), Penn State (Nov. 28) at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Credited with two tackles on special teams coverage against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)
• Notched one tackle playing special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 21)
Junior (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Appeared in 11 games on special teams with seven tackles with one recovered punt to earn his second varsity letter
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams and also played at wide receiver against Rutgers (Sept. 28)
• Made an assisted tackle playing special teams against Iowa (Oct. 5) and at Penn State (Oct. 19)
• Assisted on two tackles including one for loss, playing special teams at Illinois (Oct. 12); the TFL came when he tackled an Illinois player who recovered Jordan Glasgow's blocked punt
• Credited for one solo tackle playing special teams at Maryland (Nov. 2)
• Contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Contributed on special teams at Indiana (Nov. 23)
• Recovered a muffed punt playing special teams against Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams against Alabama (Jan. 1) in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in 12 games on special teams and played wide receiver in three; caught two passes for 33 yards and one touchdown with 10 tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Wisconsin
• Contributed on special teams against Notre Dame (Sept. 1), SMU (Sept. 15), Northwestern (Sept. 29), Penn State (Nov. 3), Indiana (Nov. 17)
• Earned his first snaps at wide receiver against Western Michigan (Sept. 8), scoring an 18-yard touchdown, the first of his career, from Dylan McCaffrey and also contributed on special teams making one tackle
• Made one solo tackle playing special teams against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Caught a 15-yard pass against Nebraska (Sept. 22), and also forced a fumble with a tackle on punt coverage and made a sideline block to help seal Donovan Peoples-Jones' 60-yard punt return touchdown
• Made one solo tackle while playing on special teams against Maryland (Oct. 6)
• Credited with two solo tackles while playing special teams against Wisconsin (Oct. 13)
• Totaled three tackles while playing special teams at Michigan State (Oct. 20)
• Drew a flag playing wide receiver at Ohio State (Nov. 24) and also contributed on special teams
• Made one solo tackle playing special teams against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)
Freshman (2017)
• Recipient of the team's Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year award
• Named the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week three times for his role in helping his teammates prepare for the Florida (Sept. 2), Purdue (Sept. 23) and Minnesota (Nov. 4) games
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Graduated from Solon High School (2017) coached by Jim McQuaide
• Awarded the Academic Scholar Award and the President's Education Award in 2016
• Winner of the 2014 Athlete Medallion Award for the highest GPA on the football team
Key statistics
• Led Solon High School to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the Division 1 Regional Semifinals
• Set the program records for most receptions and receiving yards in 2015
Honors and Rankings
• Team Captain as a senior
• First team All-Greater Cleveland Conference (2015-16), All-District and Special Mention All-Ohio in 2016 as a senior
• Member of the Associated Press Northeast Ohio All-District Team, second team offense in 2015
• Northeast Ohio All-District Special Mention in 2014
• 247sports two-star recruit, ranked No. 3221 player nationally, No. 448 wide receiver nationally, and No. 124 player in Ohio
Personal
• Jacob was born July 29, 1998
• Son of Kenneth and Lisa McCurry
• Has two brothers, Ryan and Grant, and one sister, Caitlin
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, pursuing a Business Administration degree