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Jersey Number 91
Jake Byczko
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 255
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Mass
- High School:
- Lawrence Academy
- Prev School:
- UMASS
Bio
2020 (Senior at UMass): Appeared in three games as a hybrid defensive end/linebacker … posted 15 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble, a pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … four tackles and a quarterback hurry at No. 16 Marshall in his return to the field … totaled eight tackles, including a single-game career-high 3.0 TFLs, at FAU (11/20) … posted three solo tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, a forced fumble and a pass breakup at Liberty (11/27).
2019 (Junior at UMass): Played in and started nine games on the defensive line … missed the conclusion of the season due to injury … totaled 34 tackles (11-23), 2.0 TFLs, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … nine tackles, including an assisted-TFL, against Southern Illinois (9/7) … notched seven tackles with 1.0 TFLs in the win over Akron (9/28) … six stops, including an assisted TFL, versus UConn (10/26).
2018 (Sophomore at UMass): Starred on the defensive line in all 12 games … finished the year with 55 tackles (17-38), including 5.0 TFLs and 3.5 sacks … also forced two fumbles and recovered two more … started the year with seven tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, against Duquesne (8/25) … four stops at Georgia Southern (9/8) … also had four stops at FIU (9/15) alongside a forced fumble … broke through the Charlotte (9/22) line for five tackles, including 2.0 sacks for 18 yards lost, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … notched four tackles with an assisted sack against USF (10/6) … 10 tackles against Coastal Carolina (10/20) … back-to-back games with four tackles in the wins over UConn (10/27) and Liberty (11/3) … five tackles, including an assisted TFL, and one fumble recovery against BYU (11/10) … capped the season with four stops, including a two-yard sack, at No. 5 Georgia (11/17).
2017 (Freshman at UMass): Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman … 23 tackles on the season, including 2.0 TFLs, and broke up three passes … first career appearance was against Hawai'i (8/26), with one tackle in the game … 10 stops against Old Dominion (9/9), including an assisted TFL … notched a pair of pass breakups and made one tackle at Temple (9/15) … four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs for five yards lost, at Tennessee (9/23) … broke up his third pass of the season at BYU (11/18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons of football at Lawrence Academy for former BC All-American Paul Zukauskas after he competed for John Andrioli at Saint John's … two-time first team all-league selection at Lawrence Academy … posted 12 sacks among his 86 tackles in his first season at Lawrence Academy and hauled in a TD reception while playing tight end … followed with 81 tackles, including 10 sacks, in his second year at Lawrence Academy … also played for seasons of baseball, two each at Saint John's and Lawrence Academy.
PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Lisa Byczko … has one brother, Zac.
2019 (Junior at UMass): Played in and started nine games on the defensive line … missed the conclusion of the season due to injury … totaled 34 tackles (11-23), 2.0 TFLs, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … nine tackles, including an assisted-TFL, against Southern Illinois (9/7) … notched seven tackles with 1.0 TFLs in the win over Akron (9/28) … six stops, including an assisted TFL, versus UConn (10/26).
2018 (Sophomore at UMass): Starred on the defensive line in all 12 games … finished the year with 55 tackles (17-38), including 5.0 TFLs and 3.5 sacks … also forced two fumbles and recovered two more … started the year with seven tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, against Duquesne (8/25) … four stops at Georgia Southern (9/8) … also had four stops at FIU (9/15) alongside a forced fumble … broke through the Charlotte (9/22) line for five tackles, including 2.0 sacks for 18 yards lost, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … notched four tackles with an assisted sack against USF (10/6) … 10 tackles against Coastal Carolina (10/20) … back-to-back games with four tackles in the wins over UConn (10/27) and Liberty (11/3) … five tackles, including an assisted TFL, and one fumble recovery against BYU (11/10) … capped the season with four stops, including a two-yard sack, at No. 5 Georgia (11/17).
2017 (Freshman at UMass): Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman … 23 tackles on the season, including 2.0 TFLs, and broke up three passes … first career appearance was against Hawai'i (8/26), with one tackle in the game … 10 stops against Old Dominion (9/9), including an assisted TFL … notched a pair of pass breakups and made one tackle at Temple (9/15) … four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs for five yards lost, at Tennessee (9/23) … broke up his third pass of the season at BYU (11/18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons of football at Lawrence Academy for former BC All-American Paul Zukauskas after he competed for John Andrioli at Saint John's … two-time first team all-league selection at Lawrence Academy … posted 12 sacks among his 86 tackles in his first season at Lawrence Academy and hauled in a TD reception while playing tight end … followed with 81 tackles, including 10 sacks, in his second year at Lawrence Academy … also played for seasons of baseball, two each at Saint John's and Lawrence Academy.
PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Lisa Byczko … has one brother, Zac.
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