Jake Schlager

Photo by: Tommy Joe Waido

Photo by: Abbie Parr

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
McCook, Neb.
High School:
McCook HS

Career Highs:

Tackles: 11- Colorado, 2016

2017 (Senior): Played in all 13 games and started nine, recording 62 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup... Finished his career as the school's all-time leader in games played with 56. Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.

Tallied eight tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss in the season-opening win over Oregon State (Aug. 26).
Recorded five tackles at No. 1 Alabama (Sept. 16).
Made five tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Nevada (Oct. 14).
Logged a season-high 10 tackles against Air Force (Oct. 28), one shy of his career high.
Recorded seven tackles including a tackle for loss against Wyoming (Nov. 4).
Made six tackles and recovered a fumble against Boise State (Nov. 11).

2016 (Junior): Played in all 13 games and started 12 at safety, recording 72 tackles, an interception, 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass defenses and a fumble recovery... his 72 tackles ranked third on the team and first among non-linebackers. Earned Academic All-MW honors.

Recorded a career-high 11 tackles, all of which were solo tackles, in the season-opener against Colorado (Sept. 2)... Also recovered his first career fumble.
Made 10 tackles at Minnesota (Sept. 24).
Recorded nine tackles and a pass breakup in a win over Utah State (Oct. 8).
Logged his first career interception in a win over UNLV (Oct. 22).

2015 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games (1 start)... Recorded 19 tackles (9 solo), including one tackle for loss.

Recorded four tackles (3 solo), including a 3-yard loss, in season opener against Savannah State (9/5).
Earned his first career start in a Homecoming victory over Air Force (10/17)... Registered a season-most five tackles (2 solo).

2014 (Redshirt): Earned a medical redshirt after missing the majority of the 2014 season due to injury... Played in four games: at Boston College (9/27), vs. Tulsa (10/4), at Nevada (10/11) and at the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl vs. Utah (12/20).

2013 (Freshman): Played in all 14 games, playing on all four special teams units... Recorded 22 tackles (14 solo), 17 of which came on punts or kickoffs.. Also recorded a forced fumble.

Registered his first tackle vs. Colorado (9/1) during the Rams’ season opener and his collegiate debut.
Recorded four solo stops at Tulsa (9/7), plus his first career forced fumble.
Tallied a career-high six tackles vs. Nevada (11/9) when starting safety Kevin Pierre-Louis was out with an injury.
Had at least one tackle in 10 of CSU’s 14 games.
Earned 2013 Academic All-Mountain West honors.

High School:

Is a 2013 graduate of McCook High School in McCook, Neb.
Set several school records, including the single-season mark for blocked kicks (6) and tackles for loss (20)... Set career records for blocked kicks (8) and tackles for loss (42).
Named 2012 first-team All-Nebraska by the Omaha World-Herald.
Accumulated 239 career tackles from 2010-2012.
Team captain for the Bison as a senior, helping McCook to a 7-3 record and second consecutive B District 7 championship.
Averaged nearly 19 tackles per game in 2012, totaling 169 stops on the year, including seven sacks.
As a junior, registered more than 100 tackles while rushing for 800 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The Bison went 10-1 in 2011, winning the B District 7 title before being upset, 28-24, by Adams Central in the second round of the state playoffs.
Head football coach was Jeff Gross.
Also lettered four years in track.
Academic All-Nebraska as a junior and senior with a 3.73 grade-point average.
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals and Scout.

Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1995 in Denver, Colo. ... Hometown is McCook, Neb. ... Parents are Russell and Beverly Schlager... His father played football at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. ... Has three brothers – one older and two younger... Younger brother, Joe, plays football at South Dakota... Cousin, Blake Weiman, plays baseball at Kansas... Majoring in business administration with concentrations in marketing and management.