Jason Freeman

Jason Freeman Interception Return Teaser

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Height:
5-9
Weight:
215
Position:
Linebacker
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Zion, Ill.
High School:
Zion-Benton Township H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2022)
MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2022)
MVFC Honor Roll (2022)

2022: Was a valuable addition to the lineup, leading the team with 84 tackles ... played in all 15 games with 12 starts ... opened season with four-tackle performance at Iowa ... in first start for the Jackrabbits, registered four solo tackles in Beef Bowl win over Butler ... was credited with seven tackles and a sack in home victory over South Dakota ... posted eight tackles, including one for loss, in road win at North Dakota ... tallied season-high 10 tackles versus Indiana State on Hobo Day to be selected as team's Defensive Player of the Week ... notched sacks in back-to-back games against Northern Iowa and Illinois State ... totaled 28 tackles in postseason play, starting with nine-tackle performance against Delaware that included 1.5 tackles for loss ... swung the momentum in the Jackrabbits' favor by returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the first half of Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal versus Holy Cross ... matched season high with 10 tackles and intercepted a pass in national championship game against North Dakota State

BEFORE SDSU: Previously excelled on defense at Olivet Nazarene University ... recorded 106 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and 5 sacks in 2019 ... earned first-team NAIA All-America honors in both 2020 and 2021, as well as being named Mid-States Football Association Player of the Year both seasons ... tallied 80 tackles, 4 interceptions and 3 sacks in 9 games during pandemic-shortened 2020 season ... registered 160 tackles with 3 interceptions and 2 sacks in a 10-game season in 2021 ... finalist for the Cliff Harris Award in 2021 ... two-time academic all-district honoree (2020, 2021) ... 2018 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School