Jake Majors
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Jake Majors
|image=
|caption=
|currentteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|number=65
|position=Center
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|1|17}}
|birth_place=
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lb=306
|high_school=Prosper (Prosper, Texas)
|college=Texas (2020–2024)
|highlights=
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
}}
Jakob "Jake" Majors (born January 17, 2002){{cite tweet|user=jakob_majors|number=1218180815768694785|title=Thank you Coach🤘🏼|access-date=May 21, 2024}} is an American professional football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and high school
Coming out of high school, Majors was rated as a four-star recruit, the 10th best interior offensive lineman, 38th prospect in Texas, and the 259th overall prospect in the class of 2020.{{cite web |last1=Habel |first1=Steve |title=65 days until Texas Football: Jake Majors is Texas' man in the middle of the O-line |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/65-days-until-texas-football-jake-majors-is-texas-man-in-the-middle-of-the-o-line/ |website=On3.com |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=18 May 2024}} He committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=EJ |title=Prosper offensive lineman Jake Majors commits to Texas |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2019/01/25/prosper-offensive-lineman-jake-majors-commits-to-texas/ |website=Dallas News |date=25 January 2019 |access-date=18 May 2024}}
College career
As a freshman in 2020, Majors played three games, making two starts.{{cite magazine |last1=Garcia |first1=Tori |title=Longhorns' OL Jake Majors Appears on Rimington Trophy Watch List |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/news/texas-longhorns-ol-jake-majors-rimington-trophy-watch-list-sarkisian |magazine=Texas Longhorns on SI |publisher=SI.com |date=8 August 2023 |access-date=18 May 2024}} {{not in source|date=January 2025}} Over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he started all 25 games for the Longhorns.{{cite magazine |last1=Borba |first1=Kevin |title=Texas Longhorns Center Jake Majors Talks Final Year |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-longhorns-center-jake-majors-final-season |magazine=Texas Longhorns on SI |publisher=SI.com |date=14 April 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}} {{not in source|date=January 2025}} In 2023, Majors started all 14 games for the Longhorns.{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Danny |title=Texas center Jake Majors says the NFL can wait, decides to return to Longhorns football |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2024/01/06/texas-center-jake-majors-announces-his-return-for-2024-football-season/72136642007/ |website=Austin American-Statesman |date=6 January 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}} {{not in source|date=January 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Yum |first1=Caleb |title=Texas football's Jake Majors prepares for Sugar Bowl as offensive line's unsung QB |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2023/12/30/jake-majors-texas-football-center-offensive-line-cfp-longhorns-sugar-bowl-washington-huskies/72066563007/ |website=Austin American-Statesman |date=30 December 2023 |access-date=18 May 2024}} {{not in source|date=January 2025}} For his performance in the 2023 season, Majors was named a Big 12 Conference honorable mention selection and was also a part of a Texas offensive line which was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Cameron |title=Texas C Jake Majors announces return for 2024 season |url=https://www.burntorangenation.com/2024/1/6/24016432/jake-majors-announces-return-2024-season-texas-longhorns-kyle-flood |website=Burnt Orange Nation |date=6 January 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 3/8
| weight = 306
| dash = 5.23
| ten split = 1.80
| twenty split = 2.97
| shuttle = 4.62
| cone drill = 7.72
| vertical = 26.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 8
| bench = 25
| arm span = 30 3/8
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jake-majors/32004d41-4a40-8915-a5c0-eceb0760d9b8 |title=Jake Majors Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 11, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1041219&DraftYear=2025 |title=Jake Majors College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 11, 2025}}
}}
On May 9, 2025, Majors signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Scott |title=Bucs Fill Out Offseason Roster with 15 UDFA Signings |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-round-out-2025-offseason-roster-15-udfa-signings |website=buccaneers.com |access-date=10 May 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.buccaneers.com/team/players-roster/jake-majors/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
- [https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/jake-majors/13525 Texas Longhorns bio]
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Category:American football centers
Category:Texas Longhorns football players
Category:Players of American football from Collin County, Texas