Jake Guarnera

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
311
Hometown:
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
High School:
Ponte Vedra

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• One-time letter winner (2024)

Sophomore (2025)
• Contributed on special teams against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Played snaps at right guard and also contributed on special teams at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)
• Made his first career start against Central Michigan (Sept. 13), lining up at right guard
• Started at right guard at Nebraska (Sept. 20), against Wisconsin (Oct. 4), against Washington (Oct. 18)
•Started at right guard at USC (Oct. 11) and contributed on special teams

Freshman (2024)
• Appeared in five games on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut on field goal protection against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Contributed on special teams at Washington (Oct. 5), Michigan State (Oct. 26), at Illinois (Oct. 19), against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended Ponte Vedra High School (2024) coached by Steve Price
• Helped the Sharks to an 8-4 record and the second round of the playoffs in 2023 and a 5-5 mark in 2022
• Also lettered in basketball and track and field; part of a Class 6A state runner-up basketball team (2022-23)
• Specialized in discus and finished All-State in the shot put to help Ponte Vedra win its first-ever boys state championship (2023

Key Statistics
• Part of an offense that averaged 32 points per game his senior year
• Blocked for a 1,000-yard back his senior year; team-wide average of 5.3 yards per carry
• The offense had three different backs record 475-plus yards in 2022 with 20 combined touchdowns and averaged 175 yards per game as a team

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 493 overall player nationally, the No. 33 interior offensive lineman in the country, and the No. 60 player in Florida
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 26 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 46 player in Florida
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, No. 202 in his region, No. 4 center overall, and the No. 59 player in Florida
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 3 center in the nation and the No. 83 player in Florida
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect, the No. 451 player in the nation, the No. 38 interior offensive lineman nationally, and the No. 54 player in Florida
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 36 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 59 player in Florida
• Prepstar ranking of four stars, the No. 490 player in the country, the No. 25 interior offensive lineman overall, and the No. 60 player in the state of Florida
• PrepStar All-Southeast Region
• 2023 Under Armour All-American Game participant
• FBU Freshman All-American Bowl participant (2020)
• Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 6 All-District selection (2022, 2023), honorable mention (2021)
• 2023 Super 11 Lineman

Personal
• Jake Guarnera was born October 24, 2005
• Son of Jim and Cheryl Guarnera
• Father, Jim, played defensive line at Rutgers (1991-95), attended 1996 training camp with the San Francisco 49ers