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36 Jake Neatherton

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 205
  • Class Sixth Year
  • Hometown Miamisburg, Oh.
  • Highschool Miamisburg
  • Position RB

Biography

2022: Played in six games for the Bobcats… Rushed 126 yards on 50 carries, averaged 4.2 yards per carry… Scored one rushing touchdown… Recorded a season-high 68 rushing yards with longest career rush (16 yards) against Buffalo (Nov. 1) 

2021: Played in 11 games for the Bobcats… Recorded 83 rushing yards on 17 carries… Recorded season-high 35 yards on six carries against Eastern Michigan… Academic All-MAC.

2020: Did not play.

2019: Played in seven games ... Rushed for 15 yards on seven carries.

2018: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... Earned Academic All-MAC recognition for his efforts in the classroom ... Earned MAC Commissioner's Award recognition and MAC Honor Roll status ... Earned both Fall and Spring AD Honor Roll recognition ... Rushed for 81 yards on 19 carries (4.3 per rush) ... Made collegiate debut in the 38-32 season-opening win over Howard (Sept. 1) ... Carried the ball for the first four times in his career in a 49-14 win over Bowling Green (Oct. 20), rushing for 24 yards -- including a season-long run of 11 yards ... Ran for a season-high 38 yards on a season-high 10 carries in a 52-14 win over Ball State (Oct. 25).

2017: Redshirted.

Prior to Ohio: Played football and track in high school ... As a senior, rushed for 1,022 yards on 114 carries, scored 11 touchdowns and had nine catches for 202 yards ... Was named All-GWOC West and second team All-GWOC ... Named second team All-SW Ohio. 

Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1998 ... Son of Robert and Bekah Neatherton ... Has an older brother, Justin and an older sister, Jessica ... Majoring in exercise physiology pre-physical therapy ... His father works as a machine operator and his mother works as a hairstylist ... Was a member of National Honors Society in high school.

Career Highs
Carries: 10 (Ball State; Oct. 25, 2018) 
Rushing Yards: 38 (Ball State; Oct. 25, 2018) 
Long Rush: 11 (Bowling Green; Oct. 20, 2018) 

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2017Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 200 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 202 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 205 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2020Redshirt Junior

    RB
    5'10" 205 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2021Redshirt Senior

    RB
    5'10" 205 lbs
    27
  • 36

    2022Sixth Year

    RB
    5'10" 205 lbs
    36