2020 Football Roster
Roster
Pietrowski Jr., Jeff

Jersey Number 47
Jeff Pietrowski Jr.
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner (2020-22) played in 23 games for the Spartans (seven in 2020, 13 in 2021, three in 2022) with six starts at defensive end (three in 2021, three in 2022) . . . had 43 career tackles at MSU, including 7.5 for losses and 5.5 sacks.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started first three games at defensive end (Washington, Akron, Western Michigan) before missing last nine games due to injury . . . logged six stops with 0.5 tackle for loss and two QB hurries in playing 93 snaps . . . started game at Washington at defensive end and was in on 10 snaps before suffering an injury . . . was starting defensive end in Akron game, recording three tackles and two QB hurries in 37 snaps . . . started at defensive end in season opener vs. Western Michigan, posting three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss, in playing 46 snaps, tying for the most among defensive linemen . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including three starts (Youngstown State, Western Kentucky, Rutgers) . . . ranked tied for second on the team with 5.5 sacks (38 yards), tied for 13th most in the Big Ten . . . ranked third on the team with seven tackles for loss (44 yards) . . . finished with 33 tackles (18 solo, 15 assists) . . . played a total of 483 snaps on defense . . . ranked tied for second in the Big Ten with three forced fumbles and also recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . had at least one sack in five games, including stretch of three straight games (Nebraska, Miami, Western Kentucky) and another stretch of two in a row (Maryland and Purdue) . . . collected two tackles vs. No. 12 Pitt in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in playing 11 snaps . . . posted three stops in Penn State game, playing 19 defensive snaps . . . notched two tackles and one QB hurry at Ohio State, registering 36 snaps . . . tallied three tackles with a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss (17 yards) and 1.0 sack 914 yards), along with a forced fumble in Maryland game, recording 18 snaps . . . posted two tackles at Purdue, including 1.0 sack for 10 yards, adding a forced fumble, in playing 31 snaps . . . logged one tackle in Michigan game, playing 35 snaps . . . tallied one tackle at Indiana in playing 56 snaps . . . started at defensive end at Rutgers, tallying two tackles in 50 snaps . . . started Western Kentucky contest and collected career-high tying four tackles in playing 58 defensive snaps . . . posted career-high 1.5 sacks as part of four tackles and registered first fumble recovery of career in Nebraska game, playing 55 defensive snaps . . . notched three stops with one TFL on a sack and added first forced fumble of career, that MSU recovered on Miami’s opening drive, in playing 49 snaps . . . drew first start of Spartan career in the Youngstown State game, recording career-high four stops with 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack, adding one QB hurry, in 38 defensive snaps . . . tallied two tackles in the season-opening win at Northwestern, playing 27 defensive snaps.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all seven games, mostly on special teams (60 plays), but did seen action in 48 defensive plays at defensive end, posting four tackles . . . recorded one tackle at Penn State, while in on 18 plays . . . tallied two tackles in Ohio State game, with one on defense and one on special teams, adding one QB hurry, in playing in 21 snaps . . . saw action in seven snaps in Northwestern game . . . notched one tackle in Indiana game in playing two defensive snaps.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters (OPSWA) Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year . . . also named to the OPSWA All-Ohio Division 1 First Team . . . selected the Cleveland.com Defensive Player of the Year . . . rated the second-best weakside defensive end prospect in the Class of 2020 in Ohio by 247Sports . . . also ranked one of the best weakside defensive ends in the country by 247Sports (No. 47) . . . earned OPSWA Northeast Lakes District Defensive Player of the Year and first-team honors . . . played for Coach Tom Lombardo at St. Edward . . . helped anchor a defensive line that led St. Edward to the OHSAA Division 1 state championship in 2018 and a run to the OHSAA Division regional finals in 2019 . . . recorded 14.5 sacks as a senior in 2019, including 27 quarterback hurries and 12 hits, to go along with three forced fumbles and three more recoveries . . . ranked among the top overall players in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 34), ESPN.com (No. 49) and Rivals.com (No. 55) . . . had five stops, including a 3-yard loss, in the 2018 state title game against Cincinnati Colerain . . . son of Jeff and Moira Pietrowski . . . born Sept. 18, 2001 . . . plans to major in business.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started first three games at defensive end (Washington, Akron, Western Michigan) before missing last nine games due to injury . . . logged six stops with 0.5 tackle for loss and two QB hurries in playing 93 snaps . . . started game at Washington at defensive end and was in on 10 snaps before suffering an injury . . . was starting defensive end in Akron game, recording three tackles and two QB hurries in 37 snaps . . . started at defensive end in season opener vs. Western Michigan, posting three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss, in playing 46 snaps, tying for the most among defensive linemen . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including three starts (Youngstown State, Western Kentucky, Rutgers) . . . ranked tied for second on the team with 5.5 sacks (38 yards), tied for 13th most in the Big Ten . . . ranked third on the team with seven tackles for loss (44 yards) . . . finished with 33 tackles (18 solo, 15 assists) . . . played a total of 483 snaps on defense . . . ranked tied for second in the Big Ten with three forced fumbles and also recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . had at least one sack in five games, including stretch of three straight games (Nebraska, Miami, Western Kentucky) and another stretch of two in a row (Maryland and Purdue) . . . collected two tackles vs. No. 12 Pitt in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in playing 11 snaps . . . posted three stops in Penn State game, playing 19 defensive snaps . . . notched two tackles and one QB hurry at Ohio State, registering 36 snaps . . . tallied three tackles with a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss (17 yards) and 1.0 sack 914 yards), along with a forced fumble in Maryland game, recording 18 snaps . . . posted two tackles at Purdue, including 1.0 sack for 10 yards, adding a forced fumble, in playing 31 snaps . . . logged one tackle in Michigan game, playing 35 snaps . . . tallied one tackle at Indiana in playing 56 snaps . . . started at defensive end at Rutgers, tallying two tackles in 50 snaps . . . started Western Kentucky contest and collected career-high tying four tackles in playing 58 defensive snaps . . . posted career-high 1.5 sacks as part of four tackles and registered first fumble recovery of career in Nebraska game, playing 55 defensive snaps . . . notched three stops with one TFL on a sack and added first forced fumble of career, that MSU recovered on Miami’s opening drive, in playing 49 snaps . . . drew first start of Spartan career in the Youngstown State game, recording career-high four stops with 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack, adding one QB hurry, in 38 defensive snaps . . . tallied two tackles in the season-opening win at Northwestern, playing 27 defensive snaps.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all seven games, mostly on special teams (60 plays), but did seen action in 48 defensive plays at defensive end, posting four tackles . . . recorded one tackle at Penn State, while in on 18 plays . . . tallied two tackles in Ohio State game, with one on defense and one on special teams, adding one QB hurry, in playing in 21 snaps . . . saw action in seven snaps in Northwestern game . . . notched one tackle in Indiana game in playing two defensive snaps.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters (OPSWA) Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year . . . also named to the OPSWA All-Ohio Division 1 First Team . . . selected the Cleveland.com Defensive Player of the Year . . . rated the second-best weakside defensive end prospect in the Class of 2020 in Ohio by 247Sports . . . also ranked one of the best weakside defensive ends in the country by 247Sports (No. 47) . . . earned OPSWA Northeast Lakes District Defensive Player of the Year and first-team honors . . . played for Coach Tom Lombardo at St. Edward . . . helped anchor a defensive line that led St. Edward to the OHSAA Division 1 state championship in 2018 and a run to the OHSAA Division regional finals in 2019 . . . recorded 14.5 sacks as a senior in 2019, including 27 quarterback hurries and 12 hits, to go along with three forced fumbles and three more recoveries . . . ranked among the top overall players in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 34), ESPN.com (No. 49) and Rivals.com (No. 55) . . . had five stops, including a 3-yard loss, in the 2018 state title game against Cincinnati Colerain . . . son of Jeff and Moira Pietrowski . . . born Sept. 18, 2001 . . . plans to major in business.
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