Jarek Alexander Lancaster (born March 24, 1990) is a former

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for the

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High school

Lancaster attended the Sandra Day O'Connor High School in

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, where he played defensive end, linebacker and quarterback. He recorded 157 tackles (51 solo) and 6.5 sacks in his career and also completed 60 of 115 passing for 1,087 yards and 10 TD as a senior quarterback, where he was named All-District 28-5A second team as a senior. He was named the Nation's 53rd best linebacker by Scout.com. He also lettered in

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College career

Lancaster completed his career at Stanford playing in 54 straight games with 146 tackles (93 solo) and 6.5 sacks. He came to Stanford in the class of 2009 as a Safety, but was moved to Linebacker after he grew during his Red-Shirt year. His most notable season came as a sophomore in 2011, while replacing injured Shayne Skov,Jarek Lancaster reflects on solid seaso

Lancaster started 10 games, leading the team in tackles with 70 (44 solo) for the #7 ranked Cardinal, punctuated by a 7 tackle performance in a

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loss to

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. In his career at Stanford, Lancaster was twice named as the recipient of the Phil Moffat Award, awarded to the team's Outstanding Special Teams Player of the Year.

Personal

Jarek is the nephew of

Sacha Lancaster Sacha Lancaster (born March 29, 1979) is a former gridiron football player. He played as a fullback/linebacker for the Los Angeles Avengers, the New Orleans VooDoo, the Detroit Fury, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Jacksonville Sharks. He sp ...

, a former NFL Europe, CFL and AFL defensive end. As of 2023, Lancaster lives in San Antonio, Texas, and has worked as a teacher, football coach, and administrator in San Antonio's Northside Independent School District.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
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