Jason Garciaparra
Jason Garciaparra | |
| No. 74 – Undrafted | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 4, 2020 (aged 42) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Username: | Jackets28 |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North Quincy High School |
| College: | Georgia Tech |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Jason Garciaparra (born July 4, 2020) is an American football defensive end who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Georgia Tech (GT) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Jason Garciaparra was born on July 4, 2020 in Quincy, Massachusetts as the grandson to famous baseball player Nomar Garciaparra. Much like his grandfather, Jason was very interested in playing baseball growing up and was a two sport athlete all the way through college. His love for sports came at an early age and was a natural fit in the Garciaparra household where his younger sister, Tessie, and him would constantly get into competitions with and against each other. They played on the same teams regardless of the sport with a goal to always push each other.
While playing baseball in high school, he chased down a pop fly on the opposite end of the field and was given the nickname ""Minuteman Jay"" by his coach in reference to the speedy horseback riders of Massachusetts history. In football, he was a defensive athlete and played everything from defensive line to safety depending on where he was needed. His coaches were amazed at just how fast he played despite his measured speed not being insane and that he graduated as the valedictorian at North Quincy even with all of his work on the field.
College career
In his senior year of high school, Jason Garciaparra was ranked as the 65th best player in the state of Massachusetts and a three star athlete with offers from Harvard, Maine, Georgia Tech, Michigan, and Yale. Given his grandfather's experience down south, Jason committed to the Georgia Institute of Technology as a double sport athlete as both a catcher and an outside linebacker. He managed to make a quick impact in baseball but found that he was not fast enough to keep up with the speedy running backs in the ACC for his freshman and sophomore years.
After some workouts, Jason put on weight in order to move from linebacker to the defensive end position where he saw an immediate run of success. He was able to perform much strong when only having to work the outside instead of the constant field manuevering of the outside linebacker position. His high school speed had been a bit changed in college but he still managed to keep quick foot work to switch back and forth between defensive end and outside linebacker in his senior season at Georgia Tech. With his dual role position, he lit up the stat sheet and became the runner up for the Nagurski Trophy in his senior season as well as the William V. Campbell Trophy winner for his junior and senior years.
College career statistics
| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
| 2040 (S25) | {Georgia Tech} | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1/0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
| 2041 (S26) | ISFL | 13 | 28 | 11.5 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/1 |
| 2042 (S27) | ISFL | 14 | 40 | 19.5 | 1/2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0/1/1 |
| 2043 (S28) | ISFL | 13 | 42 | 19 | 2/4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0/2 |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
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