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Sacramento State

2023 Football Roster

6 Jace O'Hara

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 199
  • Year Junior
  • Position NB
  • Hometown Rolling Meadows, Ill.
  • High School Rolling Meadows HS
  • Previous School Dupage JC
  • Experience 2V

Biography

2023 Season

  • Was limited to three games during the season due to a knee injury.
  • Tallied 20 total tackles, including seven solo.
  • Made his season debut in the win at Stanford where he had five tackles and a quarterback hurry.
  • Followed with six stops at Idaho and nine against Northern Arizona.

2022 Season

  • Appeared in all 13 games at nickelback and on special teams.
  • Recorded 19 total tackles, including a sack.
  • Started the season with four tackles against Utah Tech and later matched that total at Portland State for his season high.
  • Had two tackles, including a strip sack at UNI.
  • Was credited with pass breakups against Portland State and Richmond.
  • Tallied at least one tackle in 10 games.
  • Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2021 Season

  • Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a nickelback.
  • Finished the season with 16 total tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack.
  • Recorded a tackle in eight games, with a high of four against Southern Utah.
  • Had two stops in five other games.
  • Was credited with a sack at Dixie State in his first game as a Hornet.

Prior to Sacramento State

  • Attended College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., for two years.
  • Tallied 15 tackles, including nine solos, in two games during the 2019 season.
  • Had his year cut short due to injury after just two games but managed 1.5 sacks, a pass breakup and forced a fumble.
  • The team did not compete in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

High School

  • Graduated from Rolling Meadows HS in 2019.
  • Was named all-state and all-conference as a senior.
  • Rushed for 892 yards and 14 touchdowns, caught 13 passes for 152 yards and a TD and had five tackles that season.
  • Opened the year with four carries for an amazing 195 yards and two touchdowns against Glenbrook South HS.
  • Had three consecutive 100-yard games with 146 against Hersey HS, 178 against Buffalo Grove HS and 154 against Alton HS.
  • Scored at least one touchdown in 10 of the team’s 12 games.

Personal

  • Graduated with a degree in film and is pursuing a second bachelor's in communications.
  • Parents are Les and Julie O’Hara.
  • Father played football and mother was a gymnast at the University of Minnesota.
  • Older brothers, Asher (Middle Tennessee/Sacramento State) and Devin (North Texas) played Div. I football.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2020Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    45
  • 46

    2021Sophomore

    NB
    5'11" 196 lbs
    46
  • 6

    2022Junior

    Nickelback
    5'11" 191 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Junior

    Nickelback
    5'11" 199 lbs
    6

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