Jake Schmidt
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No. 81 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Tight End | |||||||||
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| Place of birth: Lapeer, Michigan | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Lapeer West, Lapeer, MI | |||||||||
| College: Ohio State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2016 for the Denver Broncos | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2015 | |||||||||
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Jake Schmidt is an American football Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Ohio State. The Denver Broncos selected him in the 6th round of the 2016 NFLHC draft, 146th overall.
College Career
Jake Schmidt attended Ohio State for 5 years, redshirting his freshman year. He was the starter for the Buckeyes from the 2013 season when he was a redshirt sophomore.
College statistics
| Year | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rating | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 534 | 13.35 | 7 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 311 | 12.44 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 309 | 11.88 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1,154 | 12.68 | 14 | ||
Professional Career
Schmidt was projected to be a late round draft pick due to teams not seeing value in the tight end position, he was selected by the Broncos in the 6th round, 146th overall. He was the 4th TE taken in the draft.
He entered free agency after the 2017 season, and Pittsburgh signed him to a 2 year, 36 million contract.
