Jake Irwin

Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Waunakee, WI
High School:
Waunakee HS

A likely starter at left defensive end in his final season atCal Poly, backed up by Kelly Shepard and Colin Dzubnar ... named toBeyond Sports Network's preseason All-Big Sky Conference team.

2013 -- Played in all 12 games, including ninestarts, at defensive end as a junior, earning third-team All-BigSky Conference honors ... notched 24 total tackles (10 solo),including season-high sox tackles against Colorado State and fivemore against Fresno State ... 2.5 tackles for lost yardage ...earned quarterback hurries against Weber State and Montana ...broke up a pass against Yale ... did not play in 2014 Spring Gamedue to injury.

2012 -- Recorded 40 total tackles in firstseason at Cal Poly, including 19 solo stops and 21 assists ...season-high seven tackles in Eastern Washington game and made sixtackles against both Wyoming and North Dakota ... earned a sackagainst North Dakota and had 3.5 tackles for lost yardage for theseason ... forced a fumble in North Dakota game and also had two ofhis four quarterback hurries for the season against North Dakota... blocked a PAT kick in Northern Arizona contest ... started ninegames ... notched two tackles in 2013 Spring Game.

Wisconsin -- Transfered to Cal Poly in thespring of 2012 from the University of Wisconsin, where he was aredshirt in 2010 and did not play in 2011 ... was namedWisconsin’s defensive scout team player of the week for theIndiana game in the 2010 season.

High School -- A 2010 graduate of Waunakee HighSchool ... under head coach Pat Rice, recorded 55 tackles, 22 ofthem for lost yardage, and 10 sacks along with one blocked punt,one interception and one fumble return for a touchdown in hissenior season (2009), leading Warriors to 13-1 record, first-placetie in the Badger North Conference and the WisconsinIntercollegiate Athletic Association state Division II championship... a team captain, Irwin was ranked by Scout.com as the No. 103defensive end in the country and the 11th-best player in Wisconsinaccording to Rivals.com ... in senior season, was named WisconsinState Journal All-Area Player of the Year and first-team all-areaby the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times ... also earnedfirst-team Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and AssociatedPress all-state honors as an offensive lineman ... a unanimoustwo-way first-team Badger All-Conference selection as an offensivetackle and defensive end ... Wisconsin Sports Network's inauguralJoe Thomas Award Winner as the state’s outstanding senioroffensive lineman ... anchored an offensive line that produced two1,000-yard rushers ... was named first-team all-conference as ajunior and honorable mention in the Badger North Conference as asophomore ... started at right tackle for three seasons and wonthree letters in both football and wrestling ... member of hisschool's honor roll all four years.

Personal -- Son of Tom Irwin and Laurie Conley... one sister, Claire ... lists weight training, video games,fishing, camping and other outdoor activities as hobbies ... anaccomplished spear fisherman and trombonist ... did volunteer workfor Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, Waunakee NeighborhoodConnection food drives and assisted with youth football andwrestling camps ... born July 3, 1991 ... a business administrationmajor at Cal Poly with a concentration in accounting.