# Jake Kuresa

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Jake Kuresa
| image         =
| caption       = 
| number        = 77
| position      = [Offensive lineman](/source/Offensive_lineman)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|2}}
| birth_place   = [Millville, Utah](/source/Millville%2C_Utah)
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 4
| weight_lbs    = 330
| high_school   = [Mountain Crest](/source/Mountain_Crest_High_School) ([Hyrum, Utah](/source/Hyrum%2C_Utah))
| college       = [BYU](/source/BYU_Cougars_football)
| undraftedyear = 2007
| pastteams     =
* [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
* [Utah Blaze](/source/Utah_Blaze) ({{AFL Year|2007|2008}})
|highlights =
* First-team All-[MW](/source/Mountain_West_Conference) ([2006](/source/2006_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season))
* Second-team All-MW ([2005](/source/2005_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season))
| afl           = Jake_Kuresa-10796 
}}

'''Jacob Kuresa''' (born October 2, 1983) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [offensive lineman](/source/offensive_lineman). Out of college Jake was signed as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) by the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) on May 2, 2007, but was waived on August 22, 2007.<ref>[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=14292 Jake Kuresa, OG, BYU - 2007 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kuresa was a 4-year [starter](/source/Starting_lineup) at [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)) and [tackle](/source/Offensive_tackle) after [redshirting](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) his freshman year. He attended [Mountain Crest High School](/source/Mountain_Crest_High_School) in [Hyrum, Utah](/source/Hyrum%2C_Utah). His senior year (2006) at [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University), Kuresa was an Honorable Mention [All-America](/source/All-America)n selection and First-team All [MWC](/source/Mountain_West_Conference) Tackle.

==Family==
Father Dave Kuresa was an offensive lineman at [Utah State](/source/Utah_State_University) (1981–1984) and was a three time first-team All [Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA)](/source/Pacific_Coast_Athletic_Association_(PCAA)) from 1982 to 1984.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Twitter|jake_kuresa}}
*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kuresjak001 Stats Crew]

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Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Millville, Utah
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:BYU Cougars football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:American people of Samoan descent
Category:Sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Players of American football from Utah
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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