Jake Ortale

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
227
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Palo Verde

2014
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
First-Team All-USA Today selection as a tight end in the state of Nevada in 2013 … Second-Team Las Vegas Review Journal All-State selection … also first-team all-division and all-Northwest League … had 28 catches for 699 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2013 … team went 10-2 and advanced to the regional championship game … tallied 196 yards receiving and three touchdowns on seven catches vs. Legacy … posted 84 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 5.0 TFL as a linebacker … as a junior in 2012, posted 18 catches, three touchdowns and 345 yards receiving … also had 52 tackles and 6.0 sacks … chose to join Iowa State as a walk-on over scholarship offers from Northern Arizona, Southern Utah and Weber State … three-time scholar athlete.

Personal
Born Sept. 9, 1995 … son of Ted and Lori Ortale…intends on majoring in business … father, Ted, played football at South Dakota State and was a first-team All-State football player at Ankeny … Ted was a high school teammate of head coach Paul Rhoads.