Jack Sawyer

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

Ohio State Overview
• Jack is a two-year Varsity O letterwinner who has played in all 26 games the past two years
• He will be one of the key defensive ends for the Buckeyes in 2023 and among the best in the Big Ten Conference
• Played both defensive end and the program’s hybrid “jack” position in 2022, but will focus solely on end in 2023
• Recorded 24 tackles in 2022, including the third-most tackles-for-loss with 6.5 for minus-24 yards, and earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors for the league’s coaches
• Also had 4.5 quarterback sacks (-20 yards)
• Had a career-best five tackles vs. Toledo, including 2.0 TFLs
• Enters 2023 with 9.5 career TFLs (-48 yards) and 7.5 quarterback sacks
• Contributed 13 total tackles, including 3.0 TFLS (all quarterback sacks) for losses of 24 yards in 2021 as a true freshman
• Also had one pass break-up, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble
• Had a high of three tackles twice, and had quarterback sacks vs. Akron, Maryland and Nebraska
• Is majoring in finance

Honors & Awards
2022: Honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference (coaches)

More on Jack
• The highest-rated prospect in Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class according to 247Sports
• A five-star player who is the No. 1 overall player in Ohio, the No. 4 player nationally and the nation’s No. 3-ranked defensive end
• Did not play his senior season at Pickerington North
• As a junior, was the OCC-Ohio Division Defensive Player of the Year for head coach Nate Hillerich
• Had 37 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 13.5 quarterback sacks
• An exceptional athlete, Sawyer also played quarterback for Pickerington North and led then to the Division I, Region 3 playoffs
• Completed 79 of 135 passes for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns before an injury cut his season short
• Also played basketball at Pickerington North where he made the varsity team as a freshman
• His father, Lyle, played football at Findlay College and his mother, Michelle, was a star basketball player at Pickerington
• His grandfather played in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
6.5	2.0	23.0	0.0	1.0	4.5	10.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	2.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	9.0