Indiana University Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster
Jersey Number 21
Jacob Savage
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 230
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Union, Ky.
- High School:
- Ryle
Prep/Personal
Linebacker for head coach Michael Engler at Ryle High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Consensus No. 5 ranked prospect in Kentucky on all four major recruiting services … Considered a top-80 ranked linebacker by all services … Helped the Raiders to back-to-back Kentucky High School Athletic Association state final four appearances and a Class 6A runner-up finish as a junior … Named Paul Hornung Award winner as the top high school football player in Kentucky as a senior … Named KHSAA Class 6A District 6 Player of the Year his final prep season … Finished career with a program-record 511 tackles … Logged 39.0 career tackles for loss … Totaled 3,584 career all-purpose yards and 65 total touchdowns … Rushed for 2,835 yards and logged 749 yards receiving as a prep … Ranked No. 2 in Kentucky with 24 rushing touchdowns and 29 total touchdowns in his final prep season … Added 112 tackles with 15.0 tackles for loss to rank top-5 in the state in both categories … Totaled 141 tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss as a junior … Led the state in tackles as a sophomore with 163 … Chipped in 93 stops as a freshman.
Linebacker for head coach Michael Engler at Ryle High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Consensus No. 5 ranked prospect in Kentucky on all four major recruiting services … Considered a top-80 ranked linebacker by all services … Helped the Raiders to back-to-back Kentucky High School Athletic Association state final four appearances and a Class 6A runner-up finish as a junior … Named Paul Hornung Award winner as the top high school football player in Kentucky as a senior … Named KHSAA Class 6A District 6 Player of the Year his final prep season … Finished career with a program-record 511 tackles … Logged 39.0 career tackles for loss … Totaled 3,584 career all-purpose yards and 65 total touchdowns … Rushed for 2,835 yards and logged 749 yards receiving as a prep … Ranked No. 2 in Kentucky with 24 rushing touchdowns and 29 total touchdowns in his final prep season … Added 112 tackles with 15.0 tackles for loss to rank top-5 in the state in both categories … Totaled 141 tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss as a junior … Led the state in tackles as a sophomore with 163 … Chipped in 93 stops as a freshman.
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