Jacob Tamme

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**Jacob Tamme**
Personal Info

Place of Birth	Lexington, Kentucky
Height	6' 5"
Weight	240 pounds
Player Information
Position	Tight end
Number	18
School	Kentucky
Bowl Games
None played yet
NFL Draft
Not drafted yet
Teams Played For
Boyle County Rebels	Kentucky Wildcats

Jacob Tamme (born Lexington, Kentucky) is an American football tight end for the University of Kentucky football team. Tamme graduated from Boyle County High School in Danville, Kentucky, where he was a multi-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. He is 6'5" tall and weighs in at 240 pounds .

1 High School Years
2 College Years
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] High School Years

Tamme was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at wide receiver and cornerback for the Boyle County High School Rebels, which won four consecutive state championships, two in Class AA and two in Class AAA, and had a sterling 58-2 record over those four seasons. He was a first-team all-state selection as a senior by The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal when he caught 46 passes for 797 yards, a 17.3-yard average, and 13 touchdowns. In addition, he was also a finalist for the prestigious Kentucky "Mr. Football" Award, given to the top performer on the high school gridiron.

His career totals include 97 receptions for 1,866 yards, a 19.2-yard average, and 32 touchdowns. On defense, he intercepted 23 passes, including two returns for touchdowns. As a kick returner, he took 25 punts for 395 yards, a 15.8-yard average, and two touchdowns.

[edit] College Years

As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 11 games for the Kentucky Wildcats. He started three games at wide receiver before moving to his more natural position of tight end for the season-ending game at Tennessee. For the season, he had 16 catches for 161 yards, third on the team that year. He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for excellent work in the classroom.

As a sophomore, he played in all 11 games, starting 10. He was second on the team in pass receptions with 29 catches for 253 yards and one touchdown. On special teams, he blocked punts vs. Louisville and Florida. He also earned a slot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year.

[edit] Trivia

Almost never attended UK because then coach Guy Morriss had told he and receiver Keenan Burton that, because of limited scholarships due to NCAA probation, the first to take the scholarship offer from UK would get it. When Rich Brooks was hired by the university, one of his first actions was offering him a scholarship.
Named Most Valuable Player of the state championship games as both a junior and senior