2022 Football Roster

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Jens Ames #42 DE

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Richmond, Va.
  • Highschool:
    St. Christopher's

Summary

Biography

2022: 
 - Three-year letterwinner.
 - W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall 2022) 

2021: Played in 10 games as a defensive end ... booked seven total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss (-14) ... all of his tackles for a loss were sacks (1.5 for -14) ... also had one pass breakup and one fumble recovery ... had two tackles and 1.5 sacks in a 63-7 win over Guilford (9/18) ... had one fumble recovery that he returned 25 yards in a 42-13 win over the Apprentice School (10/9).
 - Academic All-ODAC

2020: Did not compete due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2019: Played in all 10 games as a reserve running back and special teams player ... rushed seven times for 34 yards ... also recorded four tackles on special teams ... had one carry for eight yards and tied a career-high with two tackles in a 30-10 win over Ferrum (10/5) ... rushed three times for 18 yards in a 43-24 win over Hampden-Sydney (9/28).

2018: Saw action in a majority of the team's games as a running back and special teams player ... had five carries for 10 yards and notched seven tackles on special teams ... rushed a season-high four times for six yards in a 40-3 loss to Guilford (10/27) ... posted at least one tackle in six contests, including a season-best two stops in a 40-29 win over Emory & Henry (10/13).

High School: Earned four letters in wrestling and three in football at St. Christopher's ... helped lead the wrestling team to four conference titles and a state championship as a senior ... also led the football team to a conference title in his final season ... in football, was an all-prep selection and a Richmond Times Dispatch Honorable Mention All-Metro honoree as a senior ... two-time second team all-state selection ... in wrestling, was a two-time state champion ... earned all-prep honors four times and was a three-time all-metro selection.

Personal: Named to the ODAC All-Academic Team and is a W&L Scholar-Athlete ... member of the Generals Leadership Academy ... father, Erick, wrestled at VMI ... grandfather, David, played football at Richmond and in the NFL ... interned at the Congressional Sportsman's Foundation over the summer ... politics major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2018First Year

    RB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Sophomore

    SB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2021Junior

    DE
    5'11" 235 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2022Senior

    DE
    5'11" 235 lbs
    42