Jacob Likes

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 280
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

Honors

• 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
• 2023 Third-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
• AAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester

2023 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Helped the Tigers rank sixth in the NCAA in scoring offense (39.4), 10^th in passing offense (306.5), 14^th in total offense (458.5) and 17^th in team passing efficiency (154.79) and completion percentage (.667)
• Walter V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist
• Rimington Trophy Watchlist
• Allstate 32nd AFCA Good Works Team nominee
• Second-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)

2022 (Redshirt Junior)

• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 13 games on the season
• Helped Memphis rank 21^st in the nation in passing offense (279.2) and 22^nd in scoring offense (35.3)
• Rimington Trophy Preseason Watchlist

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Started all 12 games on the season
• Helped Memphis rank 16^th in the nation in passing offense (298.8) and 38^th in total offense (434.9)

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in eight games on the season
• Helped Memphis rank 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and finish 17th in the country in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260)

2019 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of the 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record and American Athletic Conference Championship

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Played four seasons of varsity football at Christian Brothers High School
• Saw action on the defensive line his first two seasons, before moving to the offensive line his junior and senior campaigns
• Member of Purple Wave teams that had four-straight winning seasons and earned four-consecutive Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II state playoff berths (AA in 2015, 2016; AAA in 2017, 2018)
• 2015 (11-3 record; D2AA) and 2017 (12-1 record; D2AAA) advanced to the state playoffs semifinal rounds
• 2018 honors included: Tennessee Football Coaches Association (TnFCA) All-State, Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State, Division II-AAA All-Region first team
• Commercial Appeal All-Metro second team, and AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game selection (Blue Team)
• Also competed in track and field one season
• Earned Commercial Appeal All-Metro Division II honors in 2017
• Son of Billy and Wendy Likes Began school as a commercial aviation major before changing to finance
• Completed his first solo flight on May 23, 2019