Jace Sternberger

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 26

Weight: 251 lbs

College: Texas A&M

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YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2020	Green Bay Packers	12
2019	Green Bay Packers	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 18 games (one start) over his three-year NFL career (Green Bay 2019-20; Steelers 2021)
Has caught 12 passes for 114 yards and one TD
Made NFL debut in Week 9 of 2019 (at L.A. Chargers)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 14 of 2019 (vs. Washington)
Selected by Green Bay in the third round (No. 75 overall), becoming the highest-drafted tight end by the Packers since Bubba Franks in 2000 (No. 14 overall)
Highest-drafted TE out of Texas A&M since Martellus Bennett was selected in the second round (No. 61 overall) in 2008 by the Dallas Cowboys

PRO CAREER

Has played in 18 games (one start) over his three-year NFL career (Green Bay 2019-20; Steelers 2021)
Has caught 12 passes for 114 yards and one TD
Made NFL debut in Week 9 of 2019 (at L.A. Chargers)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 14 of 2019 (vs. Washington)
Selected by Green Bay in the third round (No. 75 overall), becoming the highest-drafted tight end by the Packers since Bubba Franks in 2000 (No. 14 overall)
Highest-drafted TE out of Texas A&M since Martellus Bennett was selected in the second round (No. 61 overall) in 2008 by the Dallas Cowboys

2021 (STEELERS)

Did not play in a regular season game
Spent time on the active roster or practice squads of Green Bay, Seattle, Washington and Pittsburgh

2020 (PACKERS)

Played in 12 regular-season games (no starts), seeing action on offense and special teams
Registered 12 receptions for 114 yards (9.5 avg.) and a TD
Sidelined for the final four regular-season games (concussion)
Inactive for both postseason contests
Recorded the first catches of his career in the regular season, hauling in a career-high three passes for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) in Week 3 at New Orleans
Played 20 snaps on offense and posted his first career regular-season TD catch, coming across the field to make a left-handed grab for a 3-yard score early in the second quarter in Week 7 vs. Houston
Posted a career-high 46 receiving yards on three catches (15.3 avg.), including a career-long 27-yarder down to the Minnesota seven-yard line with just under three minutes remaining in the game that set up a TD on the next play in Week 8 vs. Minnesota

2019 (PACKERS)

Played in six regular-season games (one start), seeing action on offense and special teams
Was inactive (healthy scratch) for two contests
Played in both playoff games with one start and had three receptions for 15 yards (5.0 avg.) and a TD while adding a tackle on special teams
Was on injured reserve (ankle) for the first eight games of the season before being activated on Nov. 2
Started as the Packers opened up with two tight ends, appearing on 11 plays and posting two receptions for 13 yards (6.5 avg.) and a TD, in the NFC Championship game at San Francisco
Caught a nine-yard TD from QB Aaron Rodgers in the NFC title game
Just the second rookie tight end in franchise history (Richard Rodgers, 2014 NFC Divisional vs. Dallas) to catch a TD pass in a playoff game

COLLEGE

Attended three different schools, playing one season each at Texas A&M (2018), Northeast Oklahoma A&M (2017) and Kansas (2016)
Played in 35 collegiate games (22 starts) and posted 70 receptions for 1,173 yards (16.8 avg.) and 16 TDs
Played in 13 games (12 starts) for the Aggies in 2018 and set career highs in all categories, registering 48 receptions and an average of 17.3 yards per catch
Set single-season school records for TEs with 832 receiving yards and 10 TDs
Named a consensus All-American after earning first-team honors from The Associated Press, CBS Sports, Football Writers Association of America, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and Walter Camp and second-team recognition from USA Today
Earned first-team All-SEC honors from the coaches and AP.
Finished No. 1 in the country among tight ends in receiving TDs and ranked No. 2 in receiving yards and yards per catch
Given the Offensive Top Newcomer Award, Offensive MVP Award and Strength and Conditioning Offensive Aggie Award at the annual team banquet

PERSONAL

Given name is Jace Evan Sternberger
Born in Enid, Oklahoma
Mother, Jackie, was a two-time All-American basketball player at Southwest Oklahoma State University
Played both sides of the ball at Kingfisher (Okla.) High School, catching 42 passes for 390 yards (9.3 avg.) and eight TDs at tight end as a senior in 2014
Also played defensive end and posted 53 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, 21.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and six pass breakups
Helped his team to a state championship in 2013 after recording nine catches for 191 yards (21.2 avg.) and four TDs on offense, while also securing 39 tackles, 6.5 sacks, five pass breakups and four forced fumbles on defense
Earned nine letters during his time at Kingfisher, participating in basketball (three), football (three) and track (three)

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