Jason Horn
Michigan Wolverines
PositionDefensive tackle
Personal information
Born:c. 1973
Career history
CollegeMichigan (19921995)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American (1995)

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

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

  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. 1 2 "Jason Horn". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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