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JACKRABBIT JUNIORS
-64JEREMIAH SZAFRANSKI 6-5, 290, Jr. • Offensive Lineman Phoenix, Arizona Shadow Mountain H.S./Glendale C.C. (Ariz.) Major: Speech Communication
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eremiah will again be counted on to add depth to the offensive line at the tackle positions
2015: Joined the Jackrabbits before the start of fall practice, but did not see any game action ... redshirted
-8ANTHONY WASHINGTON 5-10, 175, Jr. • Defensive Back Opa Locka, Florida, Miami Senior H.S./Laney College Major: Sociology
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nthony was a late transfer to the Jackrabbit football program ... will have two seasons of eligibility remaining
BEFORE SDSU: Played the 2015 season at Laney College in California, where he was credited with 38 tackles, including a half-sack, and eight pass breakups ... also saw action on the offensive side of the ball, recording two catches for 55 yards ... Dean’s List student
BEFORE SDSU: Played two seasons at Glendale Community College in Arizona ... graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix in 2012
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JAKE WIENEKE 6-4, 215, Jr. Wide Receiver Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove, H.S. Majors: Physical Education/Teacher Education
ake is on a pace to completely rewrite the Jackrabbit record book for receiving after turning in back-to-back All-America seasons ... enters junior year ranked second in career receiving touchdowns with 27, third in career receiving yards with 2,876 and sixth in career receptions with 145 ... holds two of the top three single-season receiving yardage totals in program history and has posted two of the top four single-season totals for receptions ... has recorded four of the top 11 single-game receiving yardage totals in program history and topped the 100-yard mark 15 times ... three-time member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll and is a two-time recipient of the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... younger brother, Clark, is a member of the Jackrabbit football team 2015: Received first-team All-America recognition from STATS, the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press and Walter Camp ... also honored on College Sporting News FCS Fabulous Fifty All-America Team ... set MVFC single-season record with 1,472 receiving yards en route to repeating on allleague first team ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, as well as a National All-Star by College Sporting News, after catching eight passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in season-opening win at Kansas ... established career highs with 11 catches for 205 yards and scored twice in home opener versus Southern Utah ... closed non-conference portion of schedule with seven-reception, 163-yard and two-TD outing against Robert Morris (Pa.) ... ended season with five straight 100-yard games, starting with seven-catch, 161-yard performance versus Missouri State ... scored pair of touchdowns in home finale versus Illinois State ... hauled in six receptions for 180 yards in road win at South Dakota ... tallied six catches for 128 yards in FCS playoff game at Montana 2014: Led the Jackrabbits with 73 receptions for 1,404 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns ... named MVFC Freshman of the Year and finished as runner-up for Jerry Rice Award as top freshman in Football Championship Subdivision ... earned All-America honors from Associated Press (second team) and Sports Network Year 2014 2015 Career
Rec 73 72 145
* denotes touchdown
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Yds 1,404 1,472 2,876
Receptions: 11, vs. Southern Utah, 9-12-2015 Receiving Yards: 205, vs. Southern Utah, 9-12-2015 Touchdown Receptions: 3, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-2014, and vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-2014 Long Reception: 91 yards (for TD), at Indiana State, 11-8-2014 Long Rush: 52 yards, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-2014
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
(third team) ... also named College Sporting News FCS Freshman of the Year and honored as a member of the College Sporting news FCS Fabulous Fifty ... his 73 catches tied for second most in a season by a Jackrabbit player and his 1,404 receiving yards were the most by a Jackrabbit freshman and second most (now third) in program history ... first-team all-MVFC selection after leading league in total receiving yards, receiving yards per game (100.3 ypg) and touchdowns, while ranking third in total catches ... caught a touchdown pass in all eight regular season league games ... posted seven 100-yard receiving games ... top yardage total was 183 yards on eight catches with three touchdowns against Missouri State ... twice caught 10 passes in a game, racking up 178 receiving yards and a touchdown against Youngstown State on Hobo Day and 159 yards and three TDs versus Western Illinois ... tied Jackrabbit record with 91-yard touchdown reception at Indiana State ... closed regular season with six catches for 177 yards and a touchdown versus South Dakota ... caught 3-yard touchdown pass in waning minutes of FCS playoff game at North Dakota State as Jackrabbit upset bid came up short 2013: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Established himself as one of the top wide receivers in the state of Minnesota during his senior season at Maple Grove High School ... was a first-team all-state selection and Mr. Football finalist after recording 68 receptions for 1,330 yards and 13 touchdowns ... was named the North Offensive MVP in the Minnesota All-Star Game in June 2013 after catching two touchdown passes
CAREER STATISTICS Avg TD LG Rush 19.2 ^16 *^91 1 20.4 11 *66 0 19.8 27 *^91 1 ^ denotes school record
Yds 52 0 52
2016 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
Avg 52.0 0 52.0
TD 0 0 0
LG 52 0 52