Jack Sawyer

 

 

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

Ohio State Overview

•Jack is expected to be one of the top defensive ends in the Big Ten Conference and college football in 2024

• He is a three-year Varsity O letterwinner who has played in all 39 games the past three seasons and has started 13 games, all coming in 2023

• Enters 2024 with 19.5 tackles-for-loss (second-most among current Buckeyes) and a team-best 14.0 quarterback sacks, in addition to 84 tackles 

• Had a fine 2023 campaign as a full-time starter: ranking second among all defensive linemen with 48 tackles and leading all linemen with 24 solo stops

• His tackle totals last year included team-high totals of 10 tackles-for-loss, for 46 yards in losses, and 6.5 quarterback sacks

• Also had three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two pass break-ups

• Earned second-team all-Big Ten Conference honors by the media in 2023; third-team honors by the coaches 

• Recorded personal best six tackles in 2023 three times: vs. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan

• 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)

• 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

• Earned OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2023

• Majoring in sport industry 

Honors & Awards

2023: Honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference (coaches), Academic All-Big Ten Conference, OSU Scholar-Athlete  

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