Jacob Birmelin

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Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Palm Beach Gardens

2021: Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy … Phil Steele First-Team All-Ivy ... Career-high 64 catches and 784 yards … Led league in receptions, seven more than second place ... Second in conference in receiving yards (78.4) and fifth in all-purpose yards (89.4) per game … Snagged six catches for 54 yards vs. Penn ... Contributed six catches and a touchdown vs. Yale ... Paced the offense with seven catches at Dartmouth ... Caught the game-winning two-point try vs. Harvard ... Posted 11 catches for 175 yards at Brown ... Paced the offense with nine catches for 109 yards receiving at Monmouth ... Caught a touchdown vs. Stetson ... Lead the team with eight catches and 139 yards receiving vs. Lehigh ... 2019: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors for offense and earned honorable mention All-Ivy League honors for special teams … caught 60 passes for 767 yards, with 12 passes for 186 yards at Brown … season-long catch of 51 yards in Butler opener … returned 15 punts on the season for 130 yards, with a long of 35 yards against Brown ... 2018: caught seven passes for 44 yards over the first four games of the season, then suffered an injury that limited him throughout the rest of the Ivy championship season … had season-long catch of 19 yards against Butler in opener ... 2017: added depth at the wide receiver position while developing in J.V. games.

Before Princeton:
Palm Beach Gardens: Earned all-state honor, as well as first-team all-conference, all-region, and all-district honors … named the Palm Beach County Offensive Player of the Year … played multiple skill positions on both offense and defense … recorded 1,500 all-purpose yards in eight games as a senior … led Palm Beach Gardens to a regional title … named to Florida vs. Georgia Game and county all-star game … served as captain for football, powerlifting and lacrosse teams … earned all-league honors in lacrosse, track & field, and powerlifting … won regional titles in powerlifting and track & field … two-time Student-Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Son of Arthur and Lexie Birmelin … has a younger brother Cody and a younger sister Daniella … enjoys basketball, the beach, and weightlifting … considering studying economics and finance at Princeton.