Jason Horn (born c. 1973) is a former All-American defensive tackle who played for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1992 to 1995.

Jason Horn
Michigan Wolverines
PositionDefensive tackle
Personal information
Born:c. 1973
Career history
CollegeMichigan (1992–1995)
Career highlights and awards

Horn grew up on a farm in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, a short distance from the Purdue University campus. He attended McCutcheon High School.[1]

He played college football for Michigan from 1992 to 1995.[2][3][4]

He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team defensive lineman on the 1995 All-America college football team.[5] He was selected for the second team by the Associated Press.[6] He was a first-team All-Big Ten pick in both 1994 and 1995.[7]

In 1995, Horn had 11 sacks, 18 tackles for a loss, and a school-record 136 yards of tackles for loss yardage. Over his four years at Michigan, he played 48 games and finished among Michigan's all-time leaders with 24 sacks (second), 184 yards on sacks (third), 39 tackles for loss (third), and 185 yards on tackles for loss (second).[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Jeff Washburn (November 11, 1995). "Slimmed down, wiser Horn dominating Big Ten opponents". Journal and Courier. p. Sports 7.
  2. ^ "Michigan defensive lineman Jason Horn has ... Deep roots: Left Indiana farm for Ann Arbor, but he feels growing urge to return (part 1)". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1995 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Michigan defensive lineman Jason Horn has ... Deep roots: Left Indiana farm for Ann Arbor, but he feels growing urge to return (part w)". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1995 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U-M's Farm All-America plows through offenses". Detroit Free Press. September 18, 1995 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "American Football Coaches Association All-America Team". Herald and Review. November 30, 1995. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The AP All-Americans: 'M' puts two on 2nd team, one on third". The Michigan Daily. December 7, 1995. p. 12.
  7. ^ a b "Jason Horn". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved July 2, 2022.