Jacob
Rodgers
#79·DT / OG·6'4"·285
Pewaukee HS·Wisconsin
Varsity Starter·Two-Way Lineman
Film, force production, and effort — every rep, every snap, every game.
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Elite length for a lineman his age — a measurable you can't coach.
Training since age 11.
0+ sessions.
Still going.
On the drive home one night, after he'd let himself slip, Jacob turned and said the words that changed everything. Structured training started the next week. He hasn't stopped since.
Before anyone asked him to
Movement before position. Speed, agility, and footwork twice a week at NX Level — building the athletic base that every lineman technique depends on. Stance work, first-step quickness, hip mobility, change of direction. Three years before his first meaningful snap.
NX Level Sports PerformanceInvestment precedes attention.
The turn
The car-ride moment. He’d let himself slip — and he recognized it before anyone else did. Structured strength training started the next week alongside NX Level. Trench Training with Joel Nellis — former Wisconsin Badger, now one of the state’s top lineman development coaches — begins the same year. Learning the barbell and the position at the same time: stance mechanics, fit position, base block fundamentals. These numbers are not impressive. They are the floor.
The commitment is player-driven, not parent-driven.
He built a team around himself
365 sessions. Personal trainer Justin Quintero at Performance Edge for compound strength — power cleans, front squats, bench, deadlift progressions built for OL/DL. Trench Training with Joel Nellis continuing — hand combat, punch timing, drive blocks, swim and rip moves, pass-rush technique. NX Level for speed and agility. IMG camps for national-level competition. Deliberate nutrition — protein-focused to build muscle, not just grow. Training alongside athletes two and three years older, by choice.
Four distinct training inputs at age 13. He stopped training for football — he started training like a football player.
Opponents heard his name before the snap
Started every game at both DT and OG — the full game, both sides of the ball. Opposing coaches called him out by name, told their players to watch for 79. Semi-finals — one of the last four teams standing. Key defensive player in every round. Started setting up and breaking down his own film between games.
When opposing coaches call out your number before the snap, the evaluation has already started.
Freshman on Varsity · Starter on JV
Called in to play varsity. Started and played full JV games. Two games in one day. 11 pancakes. 3 sacks. Fumble recovery. State playoff run.
This is year one of four. Everything you just saw is the floor.
The curve has not flattened
School lifts. Performance Edge twice a week. NX Level once a week. Mental performance coaching through IMG Academy — because he realized sports are as much mental as physical. Blocking out noise, recovering from setbacks, leading through adversity. Five concurrent training tracks — none dropped, all progressing. Track and field: first in discus, first in shot put at 285 pounds. The rate of improvement has not slowed.
NX Level Sports PerformanceStill in the steep part of the curve.
TEAM FIRST
Freshmen don’t get on varsity at Pewaukee. Jacob earned it from day one. Shows up doing the work seniors do. Never acted like it was owed.
COACHABLE
Learns from his peers just as much as his coaches. Takes correction, applies it the next rep.
MENTALLY TOUGH
Works with a mental performance coach through IMG Academy. Blocking noise, getting up after setbacks, leading when the scoreboard doesn’t cooperate. He chose this training himself — because he understands that the mental game separates good from great. Every inch matters.
RELENTLESS
Has not missed a scheduled session since 2021. 730+. NX Level. Trainer. Discus. Shot put. Snowboarding. Football. He doesn’t stop.
GPA: 3.25
NCAA Eligible · NCSA Verified
Why this GPA matters
Pewaukee High School ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin high schools and requires 28 graduation credits — nearly double the state minimum of 15.5. A 3.25 here is earned under a course load that most schools don't require.
28
Credits Required
WI state min: 15.5
24
AP Courses
52% of students take AP
97%
Graduation Rate
State avg: 90%
10/10
College Readiness
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6’4”, 285 as a freshman. 445 deadlift, still accelerating. Three more years of structured development ahead — with the training infrastructure already in place.
A program with a strong D-line and O-line tradition where he can contribute on both sides of the ball. Development-focused coaching staff. Competitive culture.
Building his school list now. Sophomore film drops this fall. Early conversations welcome — the evaluation starts here.
IMG Lineman Camp
Late March 2026 — Second year attending
Big Man Camp — Chicago
Summer 2026
IMG Skills Camp
Summer 2026 — Signing up shortly
Interested in having Jacob at your camp? Send camp information via NCSA or use the contact form below.
Photography
Sports photography and photo technology
Snowboarding
Double black diamonds at Breckenridge in two years
Technology
PC building and game development
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Jacob Rodgers · #79 · DT/OG · Class of 2029