Jake Ware

Turned in a strong rookie season as starting punter ... Ranked second in the NJAC in yards per punt (41.0) and punting yards (1,722) ... Averaged 55.1 yards on 16 kickoffs with a pair of touchbacks ... Had a 50-plus yard punt in six different games ... Finished with 324 yards on eight punts, with a long of 59, and a touchback on a kickoff in the win over Wilkes (9/13) ... Had a 54-yard punt versus Salisbury (10/4) ... Blasted a season-long 61-yard punt in the Homecoming defeat of William Paterson (10/11), after which he was named NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week ... Had a 55-yard punt at Montclair State (11/8) and seven punts for 270 yards, including a 54-yarder, in the season finale against Christopher Newport (11/14) Three-sport athlete (football, soccer, and track) at Woodstown High School ... All-Diamond Division First Team selection at punter for the Wolverines, who won back-to-back sectional titles ... Also named All-South Jersey by Touchdown Club ... Member of National Honor Society and Physics Club WHY TCNJ? Family history, football, location, and academics Birthday is March 12 ... Parents are Steve and Eileen Ware ... Has one sibling, Cole ... Father holds TCNJ's single-season rushing yards record (1,249 yards in 1988) and ranks second all-time in rushing yards (2,707) and third in rushing TDs (23) ... Biggest athletic thrill has been winning the first sectional championship for football in school history ... Considers himself quite good at video games ... Hobbies include hanging out with friends and family, playing video games, and playing with his dog ... Favorite pregame meal is something with carbs and protein and likes a Wawa run after a game ... Favorite athletes are Marshawn Lynch, Russell Wilson, and Bryson DeChambeau ... Despite playing three sports in high school, never had the same head coach for more than one year in any of them NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/13/25)