Jack Sawyer
American football player (born 2002)
Jack Sawyer (born May 6, 2002) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes
and was later selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Early life
Sawyer was born on May 6, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up in Pickerington, Ohio and attended Pickerington High School North, where he played basketball and football for the Panthers. After making the school's varsity football team as a backup tight end, he was moved to defensive end and finished the season with 58 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Sawyer then committed to play college football at Ohio State shortly after his sophomore season, when he recorded 62 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks. He chose the Buckeyes over offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Oklahoma.
Due to injuries, Sawyer took over as the Panthers' starting quarterback during his junior season. He completed 79 of 135 passes for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing for 386 yards and six touchdowns and was named the Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division Defensive Player of the Year after recording 13.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss before suffering a torn MCL in the state playoffs. Sawyer opted not to play in his senior football season due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19.
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