Jake Hausmann isn't like most high school athletes. Quiet, private – almost shy – Hausmann doesn't seek the limelight and he's avoided the recruiting spotlight at almost every turn. It's not that he doesn't appreciate being recognized for what he does, it's just not his nature to try and make things about him. When you're 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, and one of the country's best high school football players however, the attention ends up finding you. How you respond to it, that's what separates the average from the unique.
For Hausmann, the 2015 season was a challenge from the beginning; a challenge to excel in his third year as the starting tight end at Cincinnati's Archbishop Moeller and to become a leader in the Crusaders' program.