Jake Majors
| Texas Longhorns – No. 65 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Business: Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 17, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Prosper (Prosper, Texas) |
Jakob "Jake" Majors (born January 17, 2002)[1] is an American football center for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and high school
[edit]Coming out of high school, Majors was rated as a four-star recruit, the 10th best interior offensive lineman, 38th prospect in Texas, and the 259th overall prospect in the class of 2020.[2] He committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.[3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2020, Majors played three games, making two starts.[4] Over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he started all 25 games for the Longhorns.[5] In 2023, Majors started all 14 games for the Longhorns.[6][7] For his performance in the 2023 season, Majors was named a Big 12 Conference honorable mention selection and was also a part of a Texas offensive line which was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ @jakob_majors (January 17, 2020). "Thank you Coach🤘🏼" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Habel, Steve (June 29, 2023). "65 days until Texas Football: Jake Majors is Texas' man in the middle of the O-line". On3.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Holland, EJ (January 25, 2019). "Prosper offensive lineman Jake Majors commits to Texas". Dallas News. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tori (August 8, 2023). "Longhorns' OL Jake Majors Appears on Rimington Trophy Watch List". Texas Longhorns on SI. SI.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024. [failed verification]
- ^ Borba, Kevin (April 14, 2024). "Texas Longhorns Center Jake Majors Talks Final Year". Texas Longhorns on SI. SI.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024. [failed verification]
- ^ Davis, Danny (January 6, 2024). "Texas center Jake Majors says the NFL can wait, decides to return to Longhorns football". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 18, 2024. [failed verification]
- ^ Yum, Caleb (December 30, 2023). "Texas football's Jake Majors prepares for Sugar Bowl as offensive line's unsung QB". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 18, 2024. [failed verification]
- ^ Parker, Cameron (January 6, 2024). "Texas C Jake Majors announces return for 2024 season". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2024.