Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Jacob Wyatt
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Mich.
- High School:
- Sexton
PERSONAL: Full name: Jacob Benjamin Wyatt...Born 12-5-85...Parents Kevin and Barbara Jean Wyatt, are both Oakland University graduates...Has one sister, Bethany...EMU: Has earned three letters after playing in 35 games, starting 23 times, over the past three years...Started every game in 2007 and the last two in 2006 for a streak of 13 consecutive starts...In his last two seasons he has started in 23 of 24 games...Has accumulated 166 career tackles and five interceptions...2007: Started all 12 games at free safety...Finished fifth on the team in total tackles with 65 and his two interceptions tied him for second...Also had three pass deflections...Came up with back-to-back interceptions in two games, picking off a pass at Ohio (Oct. 13) and coming right back the next game with a pick for 12 yards in return against Northwestern (Oct. 19)...Singled out by the coaching staff for six game awards during the season...Earned Winning Performance honors four times, for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), Howard (Sept. 22), Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) and Michigan (Oct. 6) games...Earned a Championship Special Teams award for the NIU game and was named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Northwestern contest...2006: Played in all 12 games, starting 11 times...Missed only the Navy (Nov. 11) game as a starter...Finished tied for fourth on the team in total tackles with 89...Also tied for the team lead in interceptions with two...Recorded one interception at Michigan State (Sept. 9) and one at Western Michigan (Oct. 28)...Turned in four double-figure tackle games with 10 at Ball State (Aug. 31), 12 at home against Central Michigan (Sept. 23), 10 at Kent State (Nov. 17) and 13 in the season finale against Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Chosen by the coaching staff for nine single-game awards...Selected as the Defensive Player of the Game for the Central Michigan and Kent State games...Selected as the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Michigan State game...Earned a Championship Performance award for the Kent State contest...Singled out for Winning Performances three times, for the Northwestern (Sept. 16), Central Michigan and Toledo (Oct. 21) games...Earned a Championship Performance award for the Kent State game and a Championship Special Teams honor for the Michigan State game and was named Special Teams Player of the Game for the Michigan State tilt...2005: One of seven 2005 recruits to see game action...Played in all 11 games on special teams or as a backup safety...Finished the year with 12 tackles...Had one interception which he returned for 20 yards against Miami (Oct. 22)...Singled out by the coaching staff for one Winning Performance award, against Miami and two Championship Special Teams Performances, against Cincinnati (9-1) and Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10)...Recorded two tackles-for-loss of three yards during the year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lansing Sexton where he played football for head coach Dan Boggan...Was a four-year letterman in football, wrestling and track...Senior Year: Recorded 96 tackles with six sacks, four interceptions and one safety...Named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team...Selected No. 38 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Also selected honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press...Named the Male Athlete of the Year and the Wrestler of the Year by The Lansing State Journal...Helped lead the track team to the Division 2 state championship...Junior Year: Named first-team All-League in football, wrestling and track...Started on defense and recorded 86 tackles with five sacks and three interceptions...Named All-State in wrestling and track and selected to The Lansing State Journal Dream Team in football...Sophomore Year: Placed third in the state wrestling championship at 160 pounds...Chosen to The Lansing State Journal’s Dream Team for wrestling and track, while being named second-team in football...Freshman Year: Lettered on the varsity football, wrestling and track teams...Named to the wrestling All-League team.
