Jake Smeltzer

Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Coto de Caza, CA
High School:
Tesoro HS

Listed No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at Z Back (wide receiver).

2017 -- Played in nine games with four starts as a sophomore ... six catches for 77 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown grab from Khaleel Jenkins against Idaho State ... season-high three catches for 37 yards against Southern Utah ... also made two catches in season opener against Colgate ... earned spot on Big Sky Conference All-Academic Football Team ... no catches in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Played in all 12 games as a reserve wide receiver ... five catches for 50 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown grab from Dano Graves against Sacramento State ... season-high two catches against Portland State ... also caught passes against San Diego (regular season) and North Dakota ... no catches in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Redshirt.

High School -- Under head coach Matt Poston at Tesoro High School, Smeltzer caught 42 passes for 807 yards and 10 touchdowns and also averaged 28 yards on seven kickoff returns in his senior season ... named to the O-D All-American Bowl in Orlando, Florida, and earned first-team All-Orange County, second-team All-South Coast League and fourth-team all-state (Cal-Hi Sports) honors ... named his team's outstanding offensive player award winner and was tabbed as a three-star recruit by Rivals/ESPN/24-7 ... a two-year member of the USA National Select Team ... Tesoro was 9-3 overall, finished second in the South Coast League and reached the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs ... as a junior, caught 43 passes for 714 yards and six scores and averaged 35 yards on eight kickoff returns en route to first-team All-South Coast League and third-team all-state (Cal-Hi) honors ... was named his team's offensive impact player of the year ... as a sophomore in 2012, earned All-South Coast League honorable mention praise and was named his team's most outstanding wide receiver ... also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore at Tesoro ... made school's Honor Roll all four years ... in addition to Cal Poly, Smeltzer received offers from 11 other schools, including Air Force, Navy, Harvard, Yale, Montana, Lafayette and Sacramento State, choosing Cal Poly because "it was a good fit. Cal Poly has good football and academic programs, I liked the coaching staff and it's close to home."

Personal -- Son of Bryan and Lisa Smeltzer ... one sister, Jordan ... enjoys the beach and hanging out with friends ... aspires to work for Nike or adidas ... born February 6, 1997, in Anaheim, Calif. ... majoring in industrial technology.