Jacob Ponton

CAREER HONORS The Athletic: Freshman All-America Team (2025, R-Fr.) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2025, R-Fr.) Second-Team Midseason DCTF All-Texas CFB Team (2025, R-Fr.) 2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN) Redshirt season … scout team member … appeared in four games overall as a true freshman with one start, which came in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27). Made his collegiate debut in the second half of Texas Tech’s rout of North Texas (9/14) … graded out at 85.3 by Pro Football Focus over his eight offensive snaps against the Mean Green … inserted at left tackle twice during Big 12 play against both Colorado (11/9) and West Virginia (11/30). Filled in as the starter at left tackle in the bowl game, playing 71 total snaps versus Arkansas … one of three true freshman to start that game offensively, joining quarterback Will Hammond and running back J’Koby Williams … allowed only one pressure - a quarterback hurry - over 36 pass blocking opportunities against the Razorbacks in a strong debut … credited with 101 offensive snaps on the season by PFF. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Dripping Springs High School in the Austin area … one of the top offensive line prospects in the country due to his size and athleticism … played primarily at right tackle as a junior before moving to the left side his senior season. Helped push Dripping Springs to the Class 6A Division II regional finals each of his final two seasons … the Tigers finished 11-3 overall, reaching the 11-win mark for only the fifth time in program history … recognized on the All-District 26-6A first team each of his final two seasons. Received his first collegiate offer from the Texas Tech staff … considered a four-star prospect by On3 and a three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports … listed as one of the nation’s top offensive linemen by On3, ranking as high as No. 15 among offensive tackles nationally and No. 31 among prospects in the state of Texas … publication also listed him at No. 176 among all recruits nationally. A top-100 recruit in Texas by both 247Sports and Rivals as well … ranked No. 52 at offensive tackle by 247Sports and No. 97 overall among Texas recruits … also No. 64 among offensive tackles in the country by Rivals as well as No. 98 among prospects in Texas … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Houston, Texas State and Tulsa. PERSONAL Jacob Ponton … son of Michael and Carri Ponton ... has three siblings. A university studies major at Texas Tech.