Jacob Sacra

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-6
Weight:
309
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Madison, Va.
High School:
Saint Frances
Major:
Health Fitness Specialist

Junior in the classroom with three years of athletic eligibility remaining … Played in 16 career games making 12 starts – all in 2023 … Earned first career varsity letter in 2023.

2023: Started all 12 games at right guard … Logged 668 total snaps (622 offense, 46 special teams) … Provided running lanes for a pair of 100-yard rushers (Mason Garcia, 118 vs. Marshall; Rahjai Harris, 145 vs. Tulsa) … Helped the Pirates average 277.3 yards per game (113.3/rush, 163.9 passing) … ECU scored 19 total TDs (12 rushing, 7, passing).

2022: Redshirted during initial year with the program … Logged 22 total snaps (six offense, 16 special teams) … Played in four games on the season (Campbell, Houston, Temple, Coastal Carolina) … Made collegiate debut against Campbell logging six official snaps … Season-high eight snaps came at Temple … Closed out season with seven snaps as a member of special teams unit against Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl … Officially signed with East Carolina on Dec. 15, 2021.

High School: Helped anchor a line that produced a 39.4 scoring average for Saint Frances (Md.) Academy on the way to an 8-1 record in 2021 ... Head coach Henry Russell's program bounced back from a season-opening 38-23 setback to St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) to roll off eight-straight victories ... Panthers posted 40 or more points in six of their last nine contests after not playing in 2020 (pandemic) ... Opened prep career at Madison County (Va.) but opted to transfer to Saint Frances in Baltimore prior to his junior season ... Ranked as a three-star prospect ... Also rated as the 56th-best offensive tackle prospect nationally and the No. 15 (overall) recruit in the state of Maryland ... Received offers from Boston College, Liberty, Maryland, Old Dominion, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia.

Personal: Son of Mike and Carrie Sacra ... Major is health fitness specialist … Earned inclusion on the fall 2022 ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll.