2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Jake Funk | Maryland | RB

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Player Bio: Jake Funk prepped at Damascus High School in Damascus, MD. In his senior year at Damascus, he set a Maryland state single-season record after rushing for 2,866 yards. Funk accomplished that faith running the ball 249 times and also scoring 57 touchdowns that year. He helped Damascus to a perfect 14-0 record, winning the Maryland 3A State Championship after rushing for a record of seven touchdowns and gaining 270 yards on the ground. Funk earned all sorts of honor his senior year, named 2015 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year, Washington Post All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year, co-winner of the 2016 Herman Boone High School Player of the Year award, a two-time consensus all-state selection.
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ACCOLADES
2020 All-Big Ten Third Team 
2020 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team 
2019 All-Big Ten Academic
2018 All-Big Ten Academic
2017 All-Big Ten Academic

JAKE FUNK
RUNNING BACK
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
GAITHERSBURG, MD       |           SENIOR (RS)
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: NO

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
5' 10¼"           205 lbs            32 ½"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
9 3/4"                       4.55                       5.60

SCHOOL:  MARYLAND                                  |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.43         |              22                  |               38”              |             122”          |             6.71             |              4.12

GAME FILM
​#34 JAKE FUNK VS MINNESOTA (2020)

#34 JAKE FUNK HIGHLIGHTS (2020)

Strengths: He made the best out of his games played this past season, averaging 8.6 yards a carry. He has the look of a fullback by his north-to-south style running but with running back speed. He is a cerebral player with great vision to read the defenses that allows him to be a patient runner who explodes through the run gaps. He secures the ball well especially running through traffic. He packs a load when engaging with the tackler and arm tackles, and unwrapped hits will not bring him down. He has excellent awareness as a pass blocker who will get in front of the rusher and make critical blocks. He has average hands out the backfield but can hurt defenses if he gets loose. He returned kicks for Maryland as he brings an extra incentive to his skill set. He put up an outstanding performance at his pro-day last week may have raised his draft stock with a 4.43 second 40 and his 38-inch vertical jump.
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Weaknesses: The red flag on this kid is two serious ACL injuries in his career, but he did fight back to become a starter his senior year. All though he is an explosive runner, he does not possess that homerun break-away speed.
His potential can be high, but he needs to find a change of direction and more shiftiness in his game at the next level. Lacking those skills will hurt his draft status, and he can potentially be undrafted. 

Draft Projection: 7th Round - Priority Free-Agent

NFL Comparison: Marlon Mack (Indianapolis Colts)

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