2017 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see any game action...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2016 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt Season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 spring, 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-time letterwinner for head coach Chris Battaglia at Aquinas Institute...Two-time team captain...Led the Little Irish to New York State Class AA State Championships as a sophomore and a senior with perfect 13-0 records in each Season...Chosen for the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Was a 2015 Elite 11 Finalist...Selected for Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...Selected as the 2015 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year...Named 2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA New York Football Offensive Player of the Year, as selected by USA Today...Two time New York State Player of the Year (2013, 2015) as selected by the New York State Sports Writers Association...Named All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year in 2013 and 2015...Set the Section V record for Season passing yards (3,030), passing touchdowns (37), as well as career passing yards (6,375) and passing touchdowns (76)...Threw four touchdown passes and was 18-for-23 for 462 yards in a 44-19 win over Saratoga Springs in the 2015 State Championship game...Two-time All-Greater Rochester selection...Connected on 184-of-269 attempts (68.4 percent) for 3,030 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior...Was 132-of-223 for 1,932 yards and 26 touchdowns as a sophomore...Was 91-for-136 for 1,427 yards and 15 touchdowns in six postSeason games as a senior...Missed junior Season due to a wrist injury...Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Earned three stars from Scout and 247Sports...Rated the No. 10 quarterback in the country and No. 1 player in New York State by Rivals...Ranked as the 18th-best quarterback recruit in the country and the No. 2 overall player out of New York by ESPN...Maintained an A average throughout high school.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jake Thomas Zembiec...Son of Maureen and Thomas Zembiec...Has a younger sister, Abigail...Volunteered at the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester and Muddy’s Buddies, which supports children whose lives have been touched by cancer...Majoring in kinesiology...Born September 10, 1997 in Rochester, New York.