Jake Schum Explained
Jake Schum |
Position: | Punter |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1989 |
Birth Place: | Hamburg, New York, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 211 |
High School: | Frontier (Hamburg, NY) |
College: | Buffalo |
Undraftedyear: | 2012 |
Pastteams: |
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Statlabel1: | Punts |
Statvalue1: | 112 |
Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
Statvalue2: | 4,768 |
Statlabel3: | Average punt |
Statvalue3: | 42.6 |
Statlabel4: | Inside 20 |
Statvalue4: | 34 |
Jacob Schum (born January 21, 1989) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Buffalo. Schum was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also been a member of the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, and Tampa Bay Vipers.
Early life
Schum was born to Alan, a Hamburg, New York police officer, and Charlene Schum. Schum played football as a wide receiver and punter at Frontier High School in Hamburg.
College career
Failing to attract the attention of any Division I college football programs, Schum committed to play for the Buffalo State Bengals. After one season, Schum attempted to transfer to the University at Buffalo but the Buffalo Bulls football coaches spurned his advances. Schum continued attending Buffalo State but withdrew from the football team, opting instead to focus on training.[1]
Before his junior year, Schum transferred to Buffalo and walked on to the football team where he was only used as a wide receiver on the scout team under Turner Gill. In 2010, under new head coach Jeff Quinn, Schum was granted a tryout at punter and was named the team's starter in each of his final two years of athletic eligibility. He was eventually awarded a scholarship.[2]
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | Punting |
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Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | In 20 |
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| BUF ST. | 10 | 59 | 2,058 | 55 | 34.9 | 10 |
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| BUF | Did not play |
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| BUF | 12 | 58 | 2,231 | 62 | 38.5 | 13 |
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| BUF | 12 | 61 | 2,369 | 61 | 38.8 | 11 |
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Total | 34 | 178 | 6,658 | 62 | 37.4 | 34 | |
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Professional career
Cleveland Browns
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Schum spent a year working odd jobs. He was selling gym memberships for the Buffalo Athletic Club in the spring of 2013 when he got a call from the Cleveland Browns, who had taken an interest in Schum at an NFL regional combine. He signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 28, 2013.[3] On May 13, 2013, he was waived by the Browns.[4]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On January 6, 2014, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Schum to a reserve/future contract.[5] He was waived by the Buccaneers on May 21, 2014.[6]
New York Jets
Schum was signed by the New York Jets on June 19, 2014 to compete with incumbent Ryan Quigley in training camp.[7] He was released on August 23, 2014.[8]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
The Buccaneers signed Schum to their practice squad on November 14, 2014,[9] but was waived four days later.[10]
New York Jets (second stint)
The Jets signed Schum to a reserve/future contract on December 30, 2014.[11] He was released on August 18, 2015.[12]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (third stint)
On August 26, 2015, the Buccaneers signed Schum to compete with Karl Schmitz and Michael Koenen. By September 1, Schum was the last remaining punter on the Buccaneers roster after roster cuts.[13] [14] Schum made his NFL debut with four punts in a game against the Tennessee Titans in September 2015, nearly four years after his final college game. On August 28, 2016, Schum was waived by the Buccaneers.[15]
Green Bay Packers
Schum was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on August 30, 2016.[16] He re-signed with the Packers on March 8, 2017.[17] On June 1, 2017, he was released by the Packers.[18]
Tampa Bay Vipers
In October 2019, Schum was put on the 2020 XFL Draft pool and was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the open rounds.[19] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[20]
DC Defenders
On November 18, 2022, Schum was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[21] He was released on January 21, 2023.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | Punting |
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Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | Ret | RetY | TD |
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| TB | 16 | 56 | 2,348 | 60 | 41.9 | 38.0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 140 | 0 |
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| GB | 16 | 56 | 2,420 | 65 | 43.2 | 39.1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 151 | 0 |
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Total | 32 | 112 | 4,768 | 65 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 43 | 291 | 0 |
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Source: NFL.com | |
External links
Notes and References
- News: Hill. David J.. Locker Room: Jake Schum's Wild Ride. April 7, 2018. At Buffalo. Winter 2018. University at Buffalo. en.
- News: Gleason. Bucky. Perseverance pays off for UB's Schum. April 7, 2018. The Buffalo News. September 18, 2015.
- Web site: Browns sign punter Jake Schum. ClevelandBrowns.com. March 28, 2013. September 3, 2016.
- Web site: Cleveland Browns Transactions - 2013. ESPN.com. September 3, 2016.
- Web site: Bucs sign 12 to Reserve/Futures Contracts. Smith. Scott. Buccaneers.com. January 6, 2014. September 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412002806/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Sign-12-to-ReserveFutures-Contracts/ebc016eb-39dd-484b-bda8-14347c987a9a. April 12, 2018. dead.
- Web site: Bucs sign QB Tanney, three UDFAs. Smith. Scott. Buccaneers.com. May 21, 2014. September 3, 2016.
- Web site: Jets Sign K Andrew Furney, P Jacob Schum . New York Jets . Frankel, Charlie . June 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001012447/http://prod.www.jets.clubs.nfl.com/news/article-5/Jets-Sign-K-Andrew-Furney-P-Jacob-Schum/1cca0ab6-9ede-483b-9510-ec5b69413999 . October 1, 2015 . August 21, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Jets Release Seven Players . Lange, Randy . August 23, 2014 . New York Jets . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120914/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-randylangefb/Jets-Release-Seven-Players/4e188590-06c1-45cb-96ff-ff891c319eab . August 26, 2014 . August 24, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Bucs add punter to practice squad. November 14, 2014.
- Web site: As punter Koenen rebounds, Bucs cut challenger . www.tampabay.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113216/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/as-punter-koenen-rebounds-bucs-cut-challenger/2206934 . 2015-09-24.
- Web site: Jets Sign Simms, Plus 8 to Reserve/Future Deals . New York Jets . Lange, Randy . December 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231203534/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-randylangefb/Jets-Sign-Simms-Plus-8-to-ReserveFuture-Deals/83f994c0-9a50-458b-9a43-611ecda6ac08 . December 31, 2014 . December 31, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Jets Acquire TE Arthur Lynch on Waivers . New York Jets . Lange, Randy . August 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150819164248/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Acquire-TE-Arthur-Lynch-on-Waivers/59cacd04-a78b-4b7f-89c8-d9216f1b734c . August 19, 2015 . August 19, 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Bucs sign a third punter. August 26, 2015.
- News: Frontier graduate Schum perseveres, wins NFL punting job . Aaron . Garland . The Sun . . October 2, 2015 . October 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004141227/http://www.thesunnews.net/sports/567-Frontier_graduate_Schum_perseveres,_wins_NFL_punting_job.html . October 4, 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Jacob Schum, Major Wright Among 12 Cuts. Smith. Scott. Buccaneers.com. August 28, 2016.
- Web site: Packers claim P Jacob Schum off waivers. Packers.com. August 30, 2016. August 30, 2016.
- Web site: Packers re-sign P Jacob Schum. March 8, 2017. packers.com.
- Web site: Packers sign RB Jamaal Williams, release P Jacob Schum. Packers.com. June 1, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826073640/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Packers-sign-RB-Jamaal-Williams-release-P-Jacob-Schum/fc7d629c-ef18-4bf4-bca7-e5166ad69265. August 26, 2017.
- Web site: Talbot. Damond. XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected. NFL Draft Diamonds. October 16, 2019. October 23, 2019.
- News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
- Web site: 2022-11-18 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . 2022-12-30 . ESPN.com . en.