Jameson Jahan Wang (born July 30, 2001) is an American college football quarterback for the Cornell Big Red. He played high school football at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California. Wang is the first Cornell freshman to throw and run for a touchdown in the same game.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Hotel administration |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 30, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, California) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, California) |
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| Jameson Wang | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王嘉漢 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 王嘉汉 | ||
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Early life
editJameson Wang was born on July 30, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. Wang, who is of Chinese descent,[1][2] attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and transferred to Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California,[3] for his last year of high school football.
A three-star recruit, Wang originally committed to the United States Air Force Academy to play college football on February 5, 2020.[4] He enrolled in the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School, before announcing he would be transferring to Cornell University on August 21, 2021.[5]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2016 | Harvard-Westlake | 148 | 299 | 49.5 | 2098 | 18 | 12 | 75.9 | 113 | 333 | 2.9 | 7 |
| 2017 | Harvard-Westlake | 147 | 226 | 65.0 | 2584 | 31 | 6 | 132.4 | 137 | 924 | 6.7 | 17 |
| 2018 | Harvard-Westlake | 124 | 211 | 58.8 | 1690 | 15 | 8 | 92.3 | 41 | 250 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2019 | Oaks Christian | 145 | 242 | 59.9 | 1883 | 20 | 4 | 105.1 | 77 | 543 | 7.1 | 3 |
| Total | 564 | 978 | 57.7 | 8225 | 84 | 30 | 101 | 368 | 2050 | 5.6 | 30 | |
College career
editFreshman year
editWang made his college debut for Cornell on October 9, 2021 against the Harvard Crimson. Wang had three carries for 13 yards and became the first freshman to earn time at quarterback for the Big Red since 2014.[6] The next week, he helped the Big Red earn their first win of the season against the Colgate Raiders, and received the Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor after his performance.[7][8] Wang became the first Big Red quarterback to surpass 100 rushing yards in a game since 2009 after his performance against the Brown Bears, after recording 121 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, while also rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown.[9][10]
Sophomore year
editWang made his first start for the Big Red against the VMI Keydets on September 17, 2022 for the season opener. Two weeks later against the Colgate Raiders, Wang completed 18-of-27 passes for a career-high 284 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 98 yards and two other touchdowns in a win at Colgate. Wang accounted for four touchdowns (three rushing, one passing) against the Harvard Crimson and three more against the Penn Quakers (two passing, one rushing). He became the first Cornell player to run for three touchdowns in a game since 2016 and the first player to account for four scores in a contest since 2016. Wang had a 53-yard run against Penn, the longest by a Big Red player since 2019 and had five games with multiple touchdown passes. Scoring 50 points, Wang became the first Cornell quarterback to lead the team in scoring since 2005. Honorable mention All-Ivy League accounted for a league-best 22 touchdowns (14 passing, 8 rushing) rushed for 559 yards (4.2 yards per carry) and passed for 1,650 yards and 14 scores (.573 completion percentage). Lastly ranked in the top 100 nationally in 14 offensive categories.
Junior year
editTo conclude his 2023 campaign, Wang earned second-team All-Ivy League honors. He led the Ivy League in completion percentage (64.8 percent),the completion percentage was good for 23rd nationally. He was third in the Ivy in passing yards (2,472 yards), passing yards per game (247.2 yards per game), and completions (243 completions). Wang scored the third most points in the Ivy by a non-kicker, accounting for nine passing touchdowns and a two-point conversion, while also rushing for eight more touchdowns on the ground. This helped him set the school record for most-career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, which sits at 20 after the 2023 season. He finished second in the Ivy and eighth nationally in total offense, averaging 288 yards per game.
Statistics
edit| Cornell Big Red | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2–5 | 26 | 41 | 304 | 63.4 | 4 | 4 | 138.4 | 64 | 349 | 5.5 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 5–5 | 150 | 262 | 1650 | 57.3 | 14 | 8 | 121.7 | 133 | 559 | 4.2 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 3–7 | 243 | 375 | 2472 | 64.8 | 9 | 8 | 123.9 | 118 | 408 | 3.5 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 4–6 | 244 | 378 | 2533 | 64.9 | 24 | 11 | 135.5 | 109 | 500 | 4.6 | 7 | |
| Career[11] | 37 | 30 | 14–23 | 663 | 1055 | 6959 | 62.9 | 51 | 31 | 128.0 | 424 | 1816 | 4.3 | 27 | |
References
edit- ^ "'I Have to Earn Everything': Freshman QB Jameson Wang Describes Background, Challenges as an Asian American in Football". The Cornell Daily Sun. November 10, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Blennerhassett, Patrick (January 8, 2022). "NFL: Chinese-American Cornell quarterback Jameson Wang looks to build on impressive NCAA rookie season with Big Red". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Quarterback and receiver transfer mid-year". The Chronicle. February 6, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Biggins, Greg. "Jameson Wang pulls the trigger". 247Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Wang, Jameson (August 21, 2021). "I'm home, it's over now".
- ^ "Beyond The Box Score: Harvard Game". October 11, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ivy League Football Week 5 Award Winners Announced". October 18, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "FCS ODDS, PICKS, ANALYSIS FOR OCT. 23 GAMES: COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXPERT REVEALS HIS TOP WEEKEND PREDICTIONS". October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Beyond The Box Score: Brown Game". October 25, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Game Summary Box Score (October 23, 2021)". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Cornell Big Red Football Roster – Jameson Wang". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.