Jake Funk

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Signed to the Colts active roster on September 12, 2023.
• Signed to the Colts practice squad on August 30, 2023.
• Waived by the Colts on August 29, 2023.
• Signed to the Colts practice squad on November 10, 2022.
• Released from the New Orleans Saints practice squad on November 8, 2022.
• Signed to the Saints practice squad on October 15, 2022.
• Waived by the Los Angeles Rams on October 11, 2022.
• Selected by the Rams in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

2022 (RAMS):

• Appeared in five games and tallied one special teams stop.

2021 (RAMS):

• Saw action in 10 games and recorded two carries for five yards and two special teams tackles.
• Competed in three postseason contests and tallied two carries for five yards and one special teams stop.

COLLEGE:

• Appeared in 35 games (four starts) at Maryland (2016-20) and totaled 135 carries for 968 yards and 10 touchdowns as well as 23 receptions for 134 yards and three touchdowns.
• In a shortened 2020 season, he garnered Third Team All-Big Ten accolades after he started all four games and tallied 60 carries for 516 yards and three touchdowns. Also added 10 receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown.
• As a redshirt junior, he recorded 17 carries for 173 yards and two touchdowns as well as four receptions for 16 yards.
• In 2018, he saw action in three games and tallied one reception for four yards.
• As a sophomore, he appeared in 12 games and compiled 27 carries for 145 yards and four touchdowns as well as one four-yard touchdown reception.
• In 2016, he competed in all 13 games and accumulated 29 carries for 136 yards and one touchdown. Also contributed seven receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown.

PERSONAL:

• Attended Damascus (Md.) High School.
• Named the 2015 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year.
• As a senior, he helped Damascus go 14-0 and win the Maryland 3A state championship.
• Earned all-state accolades twice.
• His father, Jim, played football at Penn State, his grandfather, Walter, played on Penn State's basketball team and his older brother, Josh played lacrosse at Ohio State. Josh also competed for the Minnesota Swarm professionally.
• His grandmother, Jean, was one of the first female athletes at Penn State and competed for the men's rifle team.
• A native of Gaithersburg, Md.