2025 Football Roster

69 Jake Picard

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position OL
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 300
  • Hometown Hope, R.I.
  • Highschool Bishop Hendricken
  • INFLCR jake-picard

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 SEASON
Stats Perform Preseason First Team All-America
CAA Preseason All-Conference
2024 SEASON
CAA All-Conference First Team Offense
Phil Steele All-CAA Second Team Offense
ACADEMIC HONORS
NFF Hampshire Honor Society 2024
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (High Honors with Distinction) Spring 2024
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (High Honors) Fall 2024
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2025
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

VILLANOVA: Named a preseason first team All-American by Stats perform…Garnered All-CAA Preseason Team honors…Has been a model of consistency throughout his career…Has a high football IQ…Possesses good lineman skills and a great understanding of the Villanova offense.

2024: Named first team All-CAA…Started all 13 games he played in at center.

2023: Started all 13 games at center.

2022: Started all seven games that he played in.

2021: Saw action in four games during the season … Contributed to an offensive line that gave up just 14 sacks all year … Villanova ranked second in the CAA with 30.1 points per game and 380.0 yards of total offense per contest … The offense topped 200 rushing yards in a game five times, scored 22 rushing touchdowns and averaged 170.0 yards per game on the ground; Lehigh (9/4): Helped the Wildcats rush for 275 yards and mass 506 yards of total offense in a 47-3 victory in the season opener; Bucknell (9/11): Villanova topped 200 rushing yards in its home opener for the second straight game and did not give up a sack in a 55-3 win; Rhode Island (10/23): Contributed to a 44-0 win in which the Wildcats recorded season highs of 297 rushing yards and 511 yards of total offense; Stony Brook (11/23): Helped the Wildcats rush for 275 yards and two touchdowns while not allowing a sack in a 33-14 win.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Saw playing time in the games against Rhode Island and Maine.
 
Bishop Hendricken High School: Earned two varsity letters each in football and track & field … Played on the offensive line for the football team and threw the hammer on the track & field team … As a senior in football was named the Rhode Island Gridiron Division IA Player of the Year as well as the Outstanding Lineman of the Year … Two-time first team all-state selection and a two-year team captain as a junior and a senior … Helped lead his team to two state championships … Named to the President’s List academically all four years … Inducted to the National Honor Society, the National Spanish Honor Society and the National English Honor Society … Earned academic all-state accolades.
 
Personal: Born 9/11/01 in Hope, R.I. … One of three sons of Tim and Therese Picard … Has two brothers, Timothy (21) and Andrew (17) … Enjoys walking his dog, spending time with friends and watching shows on Netflix … Is interested in medicine and on a pre-health track at Villanova … Chose to attend the school for its great academic reputation and the strength of the football program … Liked that there was a sense of community on his visits and wanted to be a part of it … Plans to be a Science major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 69

    2020Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 290 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 290 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2022Sophomore

    OL
    6'3" 290 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2023Junior

    OL
    6'4" 305 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2024Senior

    OL
    6'4" 310 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2025Graduate Student

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    69