Jack Sawyer (born May 6, 2002) is an American

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Sawyer grew up in

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Where he Attended St. Pius K-8 Catholic school. Attended

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, where he played basketball and football. He was rated a five-star recruit and the best collegiate prospect in the 2021 class by ''

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''. After making the school's varsity football team as a backup tight end, he was moved to defensive end and finished the season with 58 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Sawyer committed to play college football at Ohio State shortly after his sophomore season, when he recorded 62 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks. He choose the Buckeyes over offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Oklahoma. Due to injuries, Sawyer took over as the Panthers' starting quarterback during his junior season. He completed 79 of 135 passes for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing for 386 yards and six touchdowns and was named the

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-Ohio Division Defensive Player of the Year after recording 13.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss before suffering a torn MCL in the state playoffs. Sawyer opted not to play in his senior football season due to uncertainties surrounding Covid-19.

College career

Sawyer enrolled at Ohio State a semester early. He won the Rose Bowl in

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with the team, but was ejected during the game for targeting Utah quarterback

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References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
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