Shippensburg University Athletics

2012 AP All-America Second Team
2012 Daktronics All-America First Team
2012 D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American
2012 Daktronics All-Super Region One First Team
2012 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Super Region One First Team
2012 All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2011 All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team

2012 (R-Junior): Became SU’s first defensive AP All-American in eight years after breaking the single-season school record for sacks with 11.5 in his third full season with the Red Raiders…started all 13 games…was tied for 20th in Division II in sacks per game…posted a season high 3.0 sacks in a victory at East Stroudsburg…amassed 19 tackles for loss, which was 28th per game in Division II…ranked third on the team with 76 total tackles…made at least three tackles in every game…had at least 0.5 sacks in eight games…notched 2.5 sacks in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Winston-Salem State…produced at least one tackle for loss in 11 of 13 games…forced five fumbles…intercepted a pass and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown versus Slippery Rock…earned numerous postseason plaudits, including a First Team selection to the Daktronics (SID) All-America Team and honorable mention on the D2Football.com All-America Team.

2011 (R-Sophomore): Served as a reliable bookend at defensive end in starting all 11 games…tied for the team-lead with a career-high 7.5 sacks, good for third in the Eastern Division with 0.68 per game…led all defensive lineman with 10.5 tackles for loss…finished fourth on the team with 30 solo tackles (44 total)… earned All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team honors…returned his first career interception 31 yards in the season finale against Mercyhurst…tallied a sack-fumble and recovered the loose ball against West Chester…also recovered fumbles against Clarion and Mercyhurst…broke up three passes and defended four others…collected four quarterback hurries…registered a career-high seven tackles in the season opener at Shepherd…posted four sacks in the final three games, including two against Millersville.

2010 (R-Freshman): Made his debut along the defensive line for the Red Raiders in his first full season…appeared in all 11 games…finished eighth on the team with 37 tackles, a number that includes 23 solo stops…ranked among the team’s leaders with 7.5 tackles for loss…registered four quarterback hurries…frequently served as a blindside pass rusher…recorded two pass breakups and two pass defenses…recovered one fumble…had at least one half of a tackle for loss in eight games, including a season-high 2.0 TFLs versus C.W. Post…tallied a season-high six tackles against Bloomsburg and Cheyney…amassed a season-high four solo tackles against Shepherd, C.W. Post and Cheyney.

2009 (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Souderton High School: Served as a defensive end for head coach Ed Gallagher…totaled 69 tackles and 10 sacks during his career…received honorable mention all-conference honors…also played basketball.

Personal: Full name is Jake Atlee James Metz…is the son of David and Cynthia Metz…majoring in sociology.