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Jersey Number 57
Jake Renfro
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Mokena, Ill.
- High School:
- Providence Catholic
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 302
Honors and Awards
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2021: All-AAC First Team
2022 (Junior at Cincinnati): Missed the 2022 season due to injury
2021 (Sophomore at Cincinnati): Made 13 starts … anchored the UC offensive line that paved the way for the offense to average the ninth-most yards per play (6.71) in the nation … UC finished second in the AAC in yards per rush (5.2) … the offensive line gave up only 53 tackles for loss all season, the seventh-fewest in the nation … Cincinnati set single-season records for touchdowns (70) and points (516) in 2021 … the Bearcats averaged 36.9 points per game to rank second in the AAC and No. 11 in the nation
2020 (Freshman at Cincinnati): Played in seven games at center as a true freshman, making six starts … part of a UC offensive line that was tabbed as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award … UC averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season
High School/Personal
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2021: All-AAC First Team
2024 Season: Started all 12 games at center for the Badgers … part of an offensive line that allowed only 13.0 sacks, the third-fewest in the Big Ten … the unit gave up only 47.0 TFLs, good for the fourth-fewest in the conference … posted a 68.9 PFF run blocking grade, tied for the fifth-best mark in the Big Ten … allowed only one sack and 10 pressures across 375 pass rushing opportunities
2023 Season: Played in one game, starting the ReliaQuest Bowl at center2022 (Junior at Cincinnati): Missed the 2022 season due to injury
2021 (Sophomore at Cincinnati): Made 13 starts … anchored the UC offensive line that paved the way for the offense to average the ninth-most yards per play (6.71) in the nation … UC finished second in the AAC in yards per rush (5.2) … the offensive line gave up only 53 tackles for loss all season, the seventh-fewest in the nation … Cincinnati set single-season records for touchdowns (70) and points (516) in 2021 … the Bearcats averaged 36.9 points per game to rank second in the AAC and No. 11 in the nation
2020 (Freshman at Cincinnati): Played in seven games at center as a true freshman, making six starts … part of a UC offensive line that was tabbed as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award … UC averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season
High School/Personal
- Composite three-star prospect out of Providence Catholic
- Earned CCL/ESCC Green All-Conference honors as a senior
- Named to the All-Area 22 First Team on the offensive line
- Earned Daily Southtown First-team All-Area accolades in 2019
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Father played football at Illinois
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