Jacob Wade
Jacob Wade

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Silver Spring, Md.

High School:
Montgomery Blair

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 235

Position:
LB

Birthdate:
05/17/1988

Villanova: Experienced performer with good football instincts; Enters the season No. 2 on the depth chart at linebacker; Has the potential to be a key contributor on special teams.

2008: Played in all 13 games and tallied seven solo tackles and nine assisted stops for 16 total tackles to go with one pass break-up; Had four assisted tackles in season opener at West Virginia; Made one solo tackle, one assisted stop and a pass break-up versus Lehigh; Totaled one solo tackle and two assisted stops against Penn; Recorded one assisted stop versus Richmond; Posted three solo stops at William & Mary; Made one solo tackle against New Hampshire; Registered one solo tackle and one assisted stop versus Colgate in first round of NCAA playoffs.

2007: Played in 10 games; Credited with one assisted stop.

2006: Redshirted.

Montgomery Blair High School: Lettered in football and basketball; Two-time team MVP; Recipient of the Outstanding Senior Award and the Sportsmanship Award; Winner of the Jesse Owens Athletic Award and the Montgomery Blair Outstanding Athlete Award; Scholar-Athlete in basketball and football.

Personal: Economics major; Born 5/17/88 in Washington, D.C.; Son of Kwame Parker and Elizabeth Wade; Siblings are Jamal (38) and Idris (35).

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