{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jake Kubas | image = | alt = | caption = | current_team = New York Giants | number = 63 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|13}} | birth_place = Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 308 | high_school = Trinity (Dickinson) | college = North Dakota State (2018–2023) | undraftedyear = 2024 | pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = * 3× FCS national champion (2018, 2019, 2021) * First-team FCS All-American (2023) * First team All-MVFC (2023) | statseason = 2024 | statweek = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 5 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 3 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = | pfr = KubaJa00 }}
'''Jake Kubas''' (born August 13, 2000) is an American professional football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison and was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
==Early life== Kubas was born on August 13, 2000, in Dickinson, North Dakota.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KubaJa00.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|title=Jake Kubas Stats}}</ref> His father and brother each played football for the North Dakota State Bison.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/from-a-bison-family-it-was-an-easy-decision-for-jake-kubas-to-play-next-year|newspaper=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead|title=From a Bison family, it was an easy decision for Jake Kubas to play next year|author=Kolpack, Jeff|date=November 2, 2022|via=archive.ph|archive-date=September 17, 2024|access-date=August 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240917204402/https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/from-a-bison-family-it-was-an-easy-decision-for-jake-kubas-to-play-next-year|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> He attended Trinity High School in Dickinson, where he competed in football, basketball and track, also being a member of the National Honor Society.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://gobison.com/sports/football/roster/jake-kubas/18890|publisher=North Dakota State Bison|title=Jake Kubas}}</ref> He played three years on the football team, two as a starter, and was a two-time team captain, being named a first-team all-conference selection as a junior and a first-team all-state selection as a senior.<ref name="auto1"/> He graduated from Trinity in 2018 and walked-on to play college football for North Dakota State.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/sports/college/dickinson-native-jake-kubas-makes-waves-as-nfl-prospect|newspaper=The Dickinson Press|via=archive.ph|title=Dickinson native Jake Kubas makes waves as NFL prospect|date=March 27, 2024|author=Parker, Gaylon|archive-date=March 28, 2024|access-date=October 18, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240328024328/https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/sports/college/dickinson-native-jake-kubas-makes-waves-as-nfl-prospect|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
== College career == Kubas redshirted as a freshman at North Dakota State in 2018.<ref name="auto2"/> He was a member of the team that won the 2018 FCS national championship.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-04-28/north-dakota-state-football-championships-complete-history|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|title=North Dakota State football championships: A complete history|author=Chiusano, Anthony|date=April 28, 2023}}</ref> He appeared in five games during the 2019 season as a reserve, winning a second national championship.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> Kubas saw action in three games during the 2020–21 season before missing the remainder due to injury.<ref name="auto1"/> He started all 15 games in the 2021 season at right guard, helping the team average 280.6 rushing yards per game while winning another national championship.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/>
Kubas was put on scholarship in 2022 and received an undergraduate degree in sport management that year.<ref name="auto2"/> He started all 15 games during the 2022 season at right guard.<ref name="auto1"/> He returned for a final season in 2023 and started 14 games, being team captain and being selected first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) and first-team FCS All-American by Stats Perform.<ref name="auto1"/> He ended his collegiate career with 44 starts, all in his last three seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/what-udfa-jake-kubas-brings-to-giants-offense|website=Sports Illustrated|title=New York Giants UDFA Scouting Report: IOL Jake Kubas, North Dakota State|author=Clemons, Gene|date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
At North Dakota State, Kubas was also a top student.<ref name="auto1"/> He was a six-time MVFC Honor Roll selection, the 2019 recipient of the conference's academic excellence award and an FCS academic all-star.<ref name="auto"/> He was a member of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, was a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection and a 2023 second-team MVFC Scholar-Athlete.<ref name="auto1"/>
== Professional career == {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 3 7/8 | weight = 308 | dash = 5.22 | ten split = 1.78 | twenty split = 2.94 | shuttle = 4.65 | vertical = 31.0 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 0 | bench = 28 | arm span = 32 5/8 | hand span = 8 7/8 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 8 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1028036&DraftYear=2024 |title=Jake Kubas College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref> }}
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Kubas signed a three-year, $2.86 million contract with the New York Giants on May 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-8-undrafted-rookies-ayir-asante-john-jiles-alex-johnson-nfl-draft-2024 |title=Giants sign 8 undrafted rookies, including 1 international player |date=May 11, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |author=Salomone, Dan|publisher=New York Giants |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/91567/jake-kubas |title=Jake Kubas - Spotrac |website=Spotrac.com |access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref> After impressing in training camp and preseason, he made the team's initial 53-man roster for the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2024/08/13/ny-giants-rookie-report-malik-nabers-tyler-nubin-dru-phillips-jake-kubas-theo-johnson-tyrone-tracy/74754942007/|newspaper=The Record|title=NY Giants Rookie Report: Has OG Jake Kubas shown enough to stick as piece of the future?|date=August 13, 2024|author=Stapleton, Art}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/08/27/jake-kubas-makes-nfl/|publisher=KFYR-TV|title=Jake Kubas makes the NFL|author=Timmerman, Lee|date=August 27, 2024}}</ref>
On August 26, 2025, Kubas was waived by the Giants as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salomone |first1=Dan |title=Giants establish practice squad with return of 13 players |url=https://www.giants.com/news/practice-squad-roster-dante-turbo-miller-elijah-chatman-ihmir-smith-marsette |website=Giants.com |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Salomone |first1=Dan |title=Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2025 |url=https://www.giants.com/news/roster-update-giants-announce-initial-53-man-roster-for-2025-nfl |website=Giants.com |access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref> On January 7, 2026, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Giants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giants sign 7 to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-reserve-future-contracts-2026-joe-schoen-swayze-bozeman-trace-ford-jake-kubas |website=Giants.com |access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Giants sign 7 to reserve/future contracts|url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-reserve-future-contracts-2026-joe-schoen-swayze-bozeman-trace-ford-jake-kubas|website=Giants.com|date=January 7, 2026}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://gobison.com/sports/football/roster/jake-kubas/18890 North Dakota State Bison bio] *[https://www.giants.com/team/players-roster/jake-kubas/ New York Giants bio] *{{Footballstats |nfl=jake-kubas |espn=4383405 |yahoo=41685 }}
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