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Player Profile: Jacob Bragg

#55 Jacob Bragg

Rivals.com: Profile as recruit

Position: Offensive Line
Height: 6-4
Weight: 291
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas
High School: Nacogdoches HS

2016 (So.): Played in 12 games with starts at Memphis and at Texas Tech … Recorded five knock-down blocks on the season … Rhode Island: Rotated in along the offensive line and helped KU gain 570 yards in the win over the Rams … Also recorded one knockdown block against URI … Ohio: Rotated in along the offensive front against the Bobcats … at Memphis: Started at center for the first time in his career and posted a knockdown block as assessed by the coaching staff … at Texas Tech: Started at left guard and contributed three knock-down blocks as assessed by the coaching staff … TCU: Earned time on special teams protection, but did not receive a game grade … at Baylor: Rotated in along the offensive line against the Bears … Oklahoma State: Helped protect on three field goal attempts … at Oklahoma: Protected on KU’s lone field goal try of the contest … at West Virginia: Earned an 88 percent pass protection grade against the Mountaineers … Iowa State: Earned a personal-best 89 percent overall grade against the Cyclones … Texas: Protected on KU’s three field goal tries in the win over the Longhorns … at K-State: Protected on field goal and PAT tries against the Wildcats

2015 (R-Fr.): Saw time in 10 games, starting five contests against Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Texas, TCU and West Virginia… South Dakota State: Experienced the first snaps of his collegiate career, helping Kansas along the offensive line to its most yards gained (576) since 2007… Memphis: Helped the Jayhawks to 194 rushing yards… at Rutgers: Did not play… at Iowa State: Did not play… Baylor: Saw time along the offensive line… Texas Tech: Made his first start at right guard and helped KU to its most passing yards in 2015 (330)… at Oklahoma State: Rotated in along the offensive line… Oklahoma: Started at right guard… at Texas: Made his third start at right guard… at TCU: Started at left guard and helped KU to 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing… West Virginia: Started his fourth-straight game at right guard… K-State: Rotated in along the offensive line to help KU average 4.5 yards-per-play.

2014 (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at Kansas.

High School: Was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Listed as the 11th-best center in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com... Selected to play in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game... Helped lead his Nacogdoches HS team to a 7-4 mark in 2013... Credited with 66 pancake blocks as a senior... Named to the USA Today All-USA Texas team... Picked up third-team all-state honors by the Associated Press... Tabbed third-team Class 4A by the Texas Sports Writers Association... Earned honorable mention Class 4A all-state honors by the Houston Chronicle... Played for head coach Bobby Reyes at NHS... Also participated in track and powerlifting.

Personal: Son of Bryan and Jennifer Bragg... Majoring in sociology.

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