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Position | Center |
Class | Senior |
Major | Business: Management |
Personal information | |
Born: | (2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 23) |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Prosper (Prosper, Texas) |
Jakob "Jake" Majors (born January 17, 2002) is an American football center for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and high school
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. He committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.
College career
As a freshman in 2020, Majors played three games, making two starts. Over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he started all 25 games for the Longhorns. In 2023, Majors started all 14 games for the Longhorns. 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.
References
- @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.
- Borba, Kevin (April 14, 2024). "Texas Longhorns Center Jake Majors Talks Final Year". Texas Longhorns on SI. SI.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
- Parker, Cameron (January 6, 2024). "Texas C Jake Majors announces return for 2024 season". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2024.