Jake Kumerow hopes to continue familys NFL legacy

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Jake Kumerow hopes to continue familys NFL legacy

There's a chance that a few months from now, Wisconsin-Whitewater wide receiver Jake Kumerow will add to the draft history of his family. His dad, Eric, was a linebacker from Ohio State who was a first-round pick of the in 1988. His uncle, John Bosa, was a defensive end from Boston College who was the ' first-round Lance McCullers Jersey pick in 1987. And his cousin, Joey Bosa, a sophomore, is an All-America defensive end at Ohio State with an extremely high upside. Jake Kumerow's final college game is Friday night, when Wisconsin-Whitewater meets Mount Union (Ohio) in the NCAA Division III championship game (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU). And while Kumerow is not a first-rounder like his dad or uncle, and isn't near the same type of prospect as his cousin, he does have some things going for him. Obviously, his bloodlines are impre sive. So is his size (6-foot-5, 205 pounds). His production is noteworthy, too: In the past two seasons, covering 25 games (he mi sed George Springer Jersey four this season with an ankle injury), he has 135 receptions for 2,317 yards (17.2 yards per catch) and 32 touchdowns. NFL scouts have noticed: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports that him play or practice this season and that he has been timed in 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. That kind of speed, coupled with his size, makes him an intriguing prospect. Warhawks coach Lance Leipold certainly thinks highly of Kumerow. for the Warhawks," Leipold told the Janesville (Wis.) Gazette. "Whether or not Jake's catching pa ses, there's sometimes maybe a few extra yards on a running play because Jake's on Mike Scott Jersey the field." Kumerow began his career as a walk-on at Illinois in 2010 and played for the Illini as a redshirt freshman in 2011 before transferring to Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2012 season. Last season, Kumerow had six games with multiple TD receptions; this season, he has had two games with three TD receptions. Jeff Bagwell Jersey Mount Union is the alma mater of wide receiver and wide receiver , and also of defensive coordinator . The Purple have a lot of history with Wisconsin-Whitewater. Incredibly, this will be the ninth time in 10 seasons that the schools have met for the Division III title. UWW is 5-3 in those games, including winning three in a row and four of the past five.Kumerow wouldn't mind a repeat of last season's outcome, when he had a 103-yard, two-touchdown performance in a 52-14 rout of Mount Union. Whitewater carries a 31-game winning streak into the matchup, the longest current streak at any level of the NCAA. The game is the final one at UWW Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey for Leipold, who already has been hired as coach at Buffalo. Leipold set an NCAA record earlier this season by becoming the fastest coach to he did it in his 106th game. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .
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