Jake Schley

Photo by: Nick Lenz

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
303
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cudahy, Wis.
High School:
St. Thomas More H.S.

2018: In his final season with the Huskies, Schley earned First Team All-Conference honors, anchoring the No. 32 defense in the nation as a defensive lineman. Schley was third on the team in total tackles in 2018, finishing the year with 61 total (38 solo, 23 assist). The senior defensive lineman was second on the team in both sacks (4) and tackled for loss (11) during the season and led the team in yards lost (52) by an opponent during the year. Additionally, Schley recorded two break ups and three quarterback hurries his senior season. He also helped the Huskies to top-30 rankings in Division II in multiple categories, as St. Cloud State ranked 32^nd in the nation in total defense and No. 18 in rush defense, giving up a low average of 107.3 rush yards per game in 2018.

2017: As a junior, Schley appeared in 11 games for the Huskies in 2017 with 10 starts. He ranked ninth on the team in total tackles with 31 (11, 20) and tallied a team-leading five sacks for a combined loss of 42 yards, which ranked second on the team.

2015: Played in seven games before a season-ending injury… recorded 12 total tackles (eight assisted)… recorded 2.5 stops for loss…picked up an interception that he returned for 15 yards against Minnesota Crookston (10/3)…had a season high four tackles against Southwest Minnesota State (9/19)

Before SCSU: A 2015 graduate of Saint Thomas More H.S., where he played for coach Chris Roggeman...Football - a four-year letterwinner and four-time All-Conference...two time All-Area...two-time Honorable Mention All-State, Journal Sentinel Area Player of the Week...Basketball – two-time letterwinner and Honorable Mention All-Conference senior year...Track - a one year letter winner and second place in shot put.

Personal: The son of Todd and Wendy Schley...a biomedical science major...National Honor Society member...on honor roll for four years in high school…lists his dad as having had the greatest influence on his life…his favorite professional athlete is J.J. Watt