Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
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Otts, Jacob

Jersey Number 72
Jacob Otts
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 298
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, FL
- High School:
- Bartram Trail
Bio
2025 (Graduate)
• Averaging over 37 snaps per game
• Has started all four games
• Played all 62 offensive snaps against APSU and had the offensive lines top PFF grade
• Also played all 77 snaps in win over Nevada
2024 (r-Junior at Rhode Island)
• Played in 12 games and had 10 starts
• Helped lead team to an 11-3 record and the second round of the FCS Playoffs
• Rated a three-star transfer portal recruit by 247Sports
2023 (r-Sophomore at Rhode Island)
• Appeared in all 11 games on the offensive line and on special teams
2022 (r-Freshman at Rhode Island)
• Appeared as a reserve in all 11 games on offense and special teams
2021 (Freshman at Rhode Island)
• Preserved a redshirt year
• Appeared in four games as a reserve and on special teams
• Made his collegiate debut as a reserve against Bryant (9/4)
High School
• Attended Bartram Trail High School in St. John's, Fla.
• Competed in football and track & field
• Was a team captain in football in 2019
• Earned All-State, FACA All-Star, First Team All-County and Second Team All-Region honors as a senior
• Was part of the Bertram Trail team that was 2017 state runners up
Personal
• Full name: Jacob Geoffrey Otts
• Parent: Geoff Otts
• Born: 9/19/2002
• Major: MBA
• Averaging over 37 snaps per game
• Has started all four games
• Played all 62 offensive snaps against APSU and had the offensive lines top PFF grade
• Also played all 77 snaps in win over Nevada
2024 (r-Junior at Rhode Island)
• Played in 12 games and had 10 starts
• Helped lead team to an 11-3 record and the second round of the FCS Playoffs
• Rated a three-star transfer portal recruit by 247Sports
2023 (r-Sophomore at Rhode Island)
• Appeared in all 11 games on the offensive line and on special teams
2022 (r-Freshman at Rhode Island)
• Appeared as a reserve in all 11 games on offense and special teams
2021 (Freshman at Rhode Island)
• Preserved a redshirt year
• Appeared in four games as a reserve and on special teams
• Made his collegiate debut as a reserve against Bryant (9/4)
High School
• Attended Bartram Trail High School in St. John's, Fla.
• Competed in football and track & field
• Was a team captain in football in 2019
• Earned All-State, FACA All-Star, First Team All-County and Second Team All-Region honors as a senior
• Was part of the Bertram Trail team that was 2017 state runners up
Personal
• Full name: Jacob Geoffrey Otts
• Parent: Geoff Otts
• Born: 9/19/2002
• Major: MBA
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