Jake Guarnera

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
317
Hometown:
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
High School:
Ponte Vedra

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• One-time letter winner (2024)

Sophomore (2025)
• Contributed on special teams against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Played snaps at right guard and also contributed on special teams at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)
• Made his first career start against Central Michigan (Sept. 13), lining up at right guard

Freshman (2024)
• Appeared in five games on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut on field goal protection against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Contributed on special teams at Washington (Oct. 5), Michigan State (Oct. 26), at Illinois (Oct. 19), against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended Ponte Vedra High School (2024) coached by Steve Price
• Helped the Sharks to an 8-4 record and the second round of the playoffs in 2023 and a 5-5 mark in 2022
• Also lettered in basketball and track and field; part of a Class 6A state runner-up basketball team (2022-23)
• Specialized in discus and finished All-State in the shot put to help Ponte Vedra win its first-ever boys state championship (2023

Key Statistics
• Part of an offense that averaged 32 points per game his senior year
• Blocked for a 1,000-yard back his senior year; team-wide average of 5.3 yards per carry
• The offense had three different backs record 475-plus yards in 2022 with 20 combined touchdowns and averaged 175 yards per game as a team

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 493 overall player nationally, the No. 33 interior offensive lineman in the country, and the No. 60 player in Florida
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 26 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 46 player in Florida
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, No. 202 in his region, No. 4 center overall, and the No. 59 player in Florida
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 3 center in the nation and the No. 83 player in Florida
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect, the No. 451 player in the nation, the No. 38 interior offensive lineman nationally, and the No. 54 player in Florida
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 36 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 59 player in Florida
• Prepstar ranking of four stars, the No. 490 player in the country, the No. 25 interior offensive lineman overall, and the No. 60 player in the state of Florida
• PrepStar All-Southeast Region
• 2023 Under Armour All-American Game participant
• FBU Freshman All-American Bowl participant (2020)
• Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 6 All-District selection (2022, 2023), honorable mention (2021)
• 2023 Super 11 Lineman

Personal
• Jake Guarnera was born October 24, 2005
• Son of Jim and Cheryl Guarnera
• Father, Jim, played defensive line at Rutgers (1991-95), attended 1996 training camp with the San Francisco 49ers