Bai Jobe
| No. 22 – Miami RedHawks | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 22, 2004 Senegal |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Community Christian School (Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Bai Jobe (born December 22, 2004)[1] is a Senegalese American football defensive end for the Miami RedHawks. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans and the Kansas Jayhawks.
Early life
[edit]Jobe was born and raised in Senegal before he moved to the US in eighth grade.[2] He attended the Community Christian School in Norman, Oklahoma, where he played football and basketball.[3] Coming out of high school, Jobe was rated as a four-star recruit, the 55th overall prospect, and Michigan's top recruit in the class of 2023.[4] Jobe committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans over offers from schools such as Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Miami.[5]
College career
[edit]Michigan State
[edit]As a freshman in 2023, Jobe appeared in just one game against Washington, where he notched two tackles.[6] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
Kansas
[edit]Jobe transferred to play for the Kansas Jayhawks.[7]
On April 20, 2025, Jobe announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[8]
Miami (OH)
[edit]On May 6, 2025, Jobe announced that he would transfer to Miami (OH).[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wiltfong, Steve (February 8, 2022). "Senegal native Bai Jobe has quickly developed into one of the top football prospects in the 2023 class". 247Sports. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ Wenzel, Matt (July 7, 2022). "4-star DE Bai Jobe commits to Michigan State over Alabama, Oklahoma". MLive.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Bai Jobe". Michigan State Spartans Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ↑ Wenzel, Matt (August 10, 2023). "Michigan State's top recruit Bai Jobe is 'athletic beyond belief'". MLive.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ Jackson, James (December 22, 2022). "How Community Christian's Bai Jobe beat the odds to become Michigan State football signee". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- 1 2 Solari, Chris (April 24, 2024). "Michigan State football DE Bai Jobe, top 2023 recruit, enters transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ Laddha, Shreyas (May 7, 2024). "KU football lands former top-100 recruit: a defensive end from Michigan State". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ Gillenwater, Sam (April 20, 2025). "Kansas EDGE Bai Jobe plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ↑ Bondy, Robert (May 6, 2025). "Former near 5-star Spartan edge rusher Bai Jobe transferring to MAC school". Spartans Wire. Retrieved June 22, 2025.