2023 Football Roster
Roster
Bandes, Jacob

Jersey Number 55
Jacob Bandes
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 302
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburg, Calif.
- High School:
- Pittsburg
Bio
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AT WASHINGTON |
2024: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 ... set a UW record by playing in 59 games over his career ... made three tackles in a start vs. Weber State ... one stop vs. Washington State ... had two tackles in the win over Northwestern ... also had two tackles at Rutgers ... two stops in the win over No. 10 Michigan ... three tackles at Iowa ... had five tackles and his first career interception at Indiana ... had two tackles in the win over USC ... five tackles at Penn State ... made two tackles in the win over UCLA ... one stop at Oregon ... had six tackles in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs. Louisville.
2023: Played in all 15 games... had two tackles UW's season-opening win over Boise State ... started in the win at Michigan State, when he had three tackles, including one-and-a-half for loss ... two tackles in the win over California ... one stop in the win at Arizona ... credited with five tackles in the win over Arizona State ... two tackles in the win at No. 10 Oregon State ... one tackle in the win over Washington State ... had one tackle each vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl and vs. Michigan in the CFP National Championship Game ... won the Academic Achievement Award at the team's postseason banquet.
2022: Played in all 13 games ... had one tackle vs. Portland State ... also made one stop in the win over No. 11 Michigan State ... started at Arizona State, finishing with three tackles ... one tackle in the win over Arizona ... also had one stop at Oregon ... had three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in the win over Colorado ... recorded two tackles in the Alamo Bowl win over Texas ... named the UW coaches' defensive power player of the week after the Colorado game.
2021: Played in every game of the season, starting one ... started at Michigan, finishing the game with three tackles ... two tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, vs. Arkansas State ... two tackles at Oregon State ... had one tackle each in the wins at Arizona and Stanford ... made four tackles vs. Arizona State ... one tackle at Colorado.
2020: Played in every game of the 2020 season ... had two tackles in the win over Arizona ... one stop vs. Utah.
2019: Saw action in the Huskies' win over Eastern Washington ... also played in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Boise State ... enrolled at the UW on Jan. 7, 2019, for the start of the winter academic quarter.
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HIGH SCHOOL |
Played three seasons on the varsity as a defensive and offensive lineman at Pittsburg ... credited with 137 total tackles and 14 sacks during his three years ... as a senior, helped lead the Pirates to a 7-4 overall record and the semifinals of the North Coast Section Open Division playoffs ... named the Defensive Player of the Year for the Bay Valley Athletic League in 2018, when he was also a unanimous first-team selection at defensive line ... also named to the San Francisco Chronicle's All-Metro first team in 2018 and to the USA Today's All-California first team ... 2018 CalHiSports.com all-state first team ... in 2017, Pittsburgh went 9-3, finished as runner-up in the North Coast Section playoffs and earned a spot in the Division I-A state playoffs, making it to the final ... named to the All-Bay Area team as a junior in 2017, when he was also his league's overall MVP ... also a unanimous All-BVAL first-teamer and a second-team All-NorCal selection as a junior ... as a sophomore, helped lead the Pirates to a 9-2 record an a berth in the NCS Open Division semifinals ... named second-team All-BVAL as a sophomore ... selected to play in the All-American Bowl following senior year ... member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team (76th) ... listed by 247Sports as the No. 32 overall prospect in the nation, the No. 5 defensive tackle and the No. 6 recruit in California ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 202 overall prospect and No. 10 defensive tackle in the nation, as well as the No. 32 recruit in California ... ESPN's No. 47 overall prospect and No. 6 defensive tackle ... also listed as the No. 5 prospect in the state by ESPN ... PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team member ... also threw the shot and discus at Pittsburg ... played football for coach Victor Galli.
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