11 Jake Stoneburner

Jake Stoneburner Ohio State
Name
Jake Stoneburner
Nationality
usaUnited States
Position
WR, TE
Height
6'5"
Weight
245
Hometown
Dublin, OH
High School
Dublin Coffman
Past Teams
Ohio State
Seasons
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Major: Family Resource Management (2011-12), Consumer Services (2010), Management and Industry (2009)

Weight: 245 (2010-12), 230 (2009), 225 (2008)

2012 Media Guide: Jake Stoneburner is a talented football player who could excel in Coach Urban Meyer’s Ohio State spread offense … he is big, fast and strong, with outstanding pass-catching abilities and who can cause matchup problems all over the field … John Mackey Award and the Lombardi Award … a veteran of 36 games played and 15 starts at tight end, he enters his senior season with career totals of 37 receptions for 445 yards and nine touchdowns … he was named to the watch list for the John Mackey Award … he needs just one more touchdown to tie the Ohio State tight ends record of 10 touchdowns, held by John Lumpkin (1996-98) … Jake led the team (along with two others) with 14 receptions this season, half of which went for touchdowns, and he earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors by the league’s head coaches and media … his seven touchdown receptions ranked
fourth nationally among tight ends … he had eight receptions and four scores in the team’s first two
games of the season, including three touchdown catches vs. Akron … he also scored TDs vs. Toledo,
Nebraska – on a sweet, 32-yard screen pass – Illinois and Penn State … Jake, who has lettered three times, caught 21 passes for 222 yards (10.6 avg.) as a sophomore in 2010 … caught a three-yard touchdown pass to cap the Buckeyes 38-14 win over Penn State … had a career-best five catches and a career-high 61 receiving yards, plus a five-yard touchdown, in the win over Ohio … left Eastern Michigan game with an ankle sprain and did not play against Illinois and Indiana.

2011 Media Guide: Tall target at tight end who has put effort into improving as a blocker … has continued to make gains in terms of strength and power … will be a key component of the Ohio State passing game.

2010: Shared starting time at tight end … 3 receptions gained 41 yards in the Marshall win … 5 catches for 61 yards, including a 5-yd TD in the Ohio win … left Eastern Michigan game with ankle sprain … did not play against Illinois or Indiana … 3-yard TD from Pryor in Penn State win … 3 catches gained 39 yards vs. Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl … offensive player of week: Ohio … second-year letterman.

2010 Media Guide: Looking to move into a starting role with the graduation of Jake Ballard.

2009: Played behind Ballard at tight end for the Rose Bowl champs … 17-yard reception vs. Navy … 13-yard catch from Joe Bauserman in the Toledo game … first-year letterwinner.

2009 Media Guide: Tall target at tight end who has put effort into improving as a blocker … made excellent strides toward becoming more comfortable at the position during spring drills … must continue to make gains in terms of strength and power.

2008: Did not see varsity action for the Big Ten champions … took a redshirt season.

High School: Record-setting receiver who totaled 1,267 yards on 74 catches with 15 scores as a senior … enrolled at OSU in March … all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-OCC as a junior and senior … 168 career receptions for 2,751 yards with 28 TD … U.S. Army All-America and Big 33 games … runner-up for Gatorade state player of the year … ESPN, Scout, PrepStar Top 150 … Rivals, Superprep 250 … Buckeye BlueChip … also a basketball and track standout.

Personal: Son of Mark and Cathy Stoneburner … says his hobby is eating … says he would be in the freak show if he was part of the circus.

Offensive Stats

SeasonTeamGGSRecRec YdsRec AvgRec TDLng2 Pt ConvFumLost
2009Ohio State13023015.00170NANA
2010Ohio State1152122210.62210NANA
2011Ohio State12101419313.87360NANA
2012Ohio State1281626916.84720NANA
Total-48235371413.51372000