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73 Jacob Bayer

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lamar
  • Hometown Grandview, Texas

Biography

2023: Arkansas State Athletic Directors Honor Roll member…Sun Belt Conference First Team All-Conference as an offensive lineman … Named to the PFF Team of the Week at center on November 6 … Earned Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC Team recognition … Named CSC Academic All-District … Was graded the highest offensive player by PFF, twice, against Memphis and Louisiana … Was the top-rated center in the SBC and Group of Five and second in the FBS per PFF with a PFF grade of 82.9 … Run blocking grade of 82.1 ranked second nationally … Allowed eight pressures in 757 snaps on the season and just one sack. … Per PFF, offensive line ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference, eighth in the Group of Five and 18th nationally in run blocking … Ranking 18th nationally is the highest ranking since PFF began ranks in 2014 (previous high was 53rd in 2015) … Per PFF, the Red Wolves allowed 135 quarterback pressures on the season, an average of 10.4 per game, fewest since the 2018 team allowed 8.0 per outing … A-State allowed 2.4 sacks and 5.9 tackles for loss per game, compared to 3.2 sacks and 8.9 tackles for loss in 2022 … The Red Wolves rushed for 2.8 yards per carry in 2022, but averaged 4.2 yards per rush in 2023 … A-State rushed for 20 touchdowns on the ground, four more than a season ago and the same amount as the previous two seasons combined.

2021-22 (Lamar):  Midyear signee available to participate in A-State’s 2023 spring camp … Started at center in all 22 games of his two-year career at Lamar … Helped Lamar average nearly 350 yards of total offense per game in 2022, including a 174.8 rushing average that ranked fourth in the league. 

High School:  Varsity football letterman at Grandview (Texas) High School … Two-star prospect according to 247Sports.com … Ranked among the top 400 recruits in the state of Texas … Received first-team all-county and all-state honors as a junior … Named 2019 District 9 Offensive Lineman of the Year … 2019 Johnson County Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year … Led Grandview to back-to-back state titles (2018 and 2019) … Guided his prep squad to a near perfect 11-1 (.917) overall record and a perfect 5-0 district mark as a senior … The district title came on the heels of a 2019 state championship … Invited to the Rivals Combine … Also, Standout in the classroom Earned Academic All-District honors … Also recruited by schools such as Air Force, Wyoming and Texas State, Columbia and Dartmouth.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

    OL
    6'3" 315 lbs
  • 73

    2023Junior

    OL
    6'3" 315 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2024Senior

    OL
    6'3" 310 lbs
    73