Northern State University Athletics

2024: Appeared in all 11 games… Tallied 147 tackles, including 72 solo stops and 75 assisted tackles… Notched 6.0 tackles for a loss of 22 yards and one sack for a loss of eight yards… Added one pass breakup and one fumble recovery… Finished the year second in the nation in total tackles and third in tackles per game… Broke the school record for single season tackles... Earned NSIC All-Conference first team… Named D2CCA All-Super Region first team… Named and All-American by the D2CCA (first team), Don Hansen (first team), Associate Press (second team), and the Walter Camp… Honored on the D2Football.com Elite 100…

2023: Appeared in nine games… Finished the year second on the team with 64 tackles, including 43 solo stops… Notched 4.5 tackles for a loss of six yards… Added two interceptions, two pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry… Tallied a season high 17 tackles against Northern Michigan… Recorded double figure tackles in three of the last four games of the season… One interception was a pick-6 against Wayne State…

Prep: Jake Adams is a 6-foot, 220-pound linebacker out of Pulaski High School. He was a 3-year starter and 2-year team captain for the Red Raiders under the direction of head coach Jerad Marsh. Adams tallied 206 career tackles, including 24 tackles for a loss. He was a 3-time FRCC All-Conference selection and All-Region performer. He is the son of Shannon and Bryan Adams.