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2023 Football Roster

37 Jacob Meeks

  • Position Placekicker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Lake Ridge HS

Biography

2022 (Sr.): Served as South Alabama's kickoff specialist in all 13 contests in 2023 ... kicked off 80 times for a total of 4,861 yards ... tallied 36 touchbacks to just one kick out of bounds ... filled in for one made PAT on the season ... kicked off 10 times in back-to-back blowout wins over ULM and Southern Miss ... kicked off 10 times in South's 68 Ventures Bowl Championship against Eastern Michigan ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District for outstanding academic achievement ... named to the 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.

2022 (Jr.): Saw action in all 13 games, used as a kickoff specialist... Kicked off 75 times for 4,553 yards..., Recorded 30 touchbacks... Best game came against Southern Miss (11/19), kicking off five times with four touchbacks.

At ULM: Was 2-for-3 on his field goal attempts with a long of 40 yards during the 2019 season … Also served as the kickoff specialist for the Warhawks … Had 69 kickoffs for 4,302 yards averaging 62.3 yards per kick, and also carded 38 touchbacks … Was 4-for-4 in PATs and connected on a 40-yarder in the season-opener versus Grambling State … Also had a 24-yard field goal.

At Texas Tech: Transferred from ULM to Texas Tech, but did not play either the 2020 or 2021 seasons for the Red Raiders.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2022Junior

    Placekicker
    6'2" 192 lbs
    31
  • 37

    2023Senior

    Placekicker
    6'3" 200 lbs
    37