Jason Pirtle

Photo by: Manny Flores

Jason Pirtle scores one of his three first-half touchdowns Saturday against Abilene Christian

Photo by: Manny Flores

Position:
TE
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 219
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Locust Grove, OK
High School:
Locust Grove HS

2021:
• Third team All-CUSA (PFF)
• Honorable Mention All-CUSA (Coaches)
• Caught 41 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns over 13 appearances, 10 of which were starts
• Caught one pass for 19 yards against UTSA on 11/27
• Caught one pass for 12 yards at FIU on 11/20
• Caught five passes for 60 yards against UTEP on 11/13
• Caught five passes for 48 yards at Southern Miss. on 11/06
• Caught one pass for one yard at Rice on 10/30
• Caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown against Liberty on 10/23
• Caught five passes for 35 yards against Marshall on 10/15
• Caught two passes for 29 yards and a touchdown at Missouri on 10/09
• Caught four passes for 26 yards at Louisiana Tech on 9/25
• Caught two passes for 12 yards against UAB on 9/18
• Caught five passes for 43 yards at SMU on 9/11
• Caught two passes for 28 yards against Northwestern State on 9/04

2020:
• Honorable mention All-Conference USA selection
• Preseason All-Conference USA selection
• Had 16 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown while appearing in all 10 games and making eight starts at tight end
• Caught four passes for 46 yards in the Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State on 12/21
• Caught two passes for 13 yards vs. Louisiana Tech on 12/3
• Caught one pass for eight yards and a touchdown at UTSA on 11/28
• Caught four passes for 31 yards vs. Charlotte on 10/10
• Caught three passes for 24 yards vs. Southern Miss on 10/3
• Caught one pass for five yards vs. SMU on 9/19
• Caught one pass for 27 yards in the season-opening win vs. HBU on 9/5

2019:
• Honorable Mention All-Conference USA selection
• Caught 17 passes for 263 yards, an average of 21.9 yards a game and five touchdowns while appearing in all 12 games and making eight starts.
• Caught two passes for 74 yards vs. UAB on 11/30
• Caught one pass for five yards at Rice on 11/23
• Caught three passes for 36 yards and a touchdown in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2
• Caught one pass for three yards in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Had a career-high six catches for 57 yards and a touchdown vs. Houston on 9/28
• Caught four passes for 88 yards and three touchdowns in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
• Named the Week 1 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Abilene Christian on 8/31

2018:
• Had one catch for 22 yards in four appearances, one of which was a start
• Caught one pass for 22 yards in the win on 9/8 vs. Incarnate Word
• Made his first career start in the win vs. SMU on 9/1

2017:
• Finished with four catches for 45 yards in 13 appearances, one of which was a start
• Made a career-high two catches for 18 yards in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy on 12/16
• Caught one pass for eight yards at Rice in the win on 11/25
• Made first career start in the win vs. Army West Point on 11/18
• Made his North Texas debut and caught the first pass of his career, for 19 yards, on 9/9 at SMU

2016:
• Redshirted first year on campus

High School:
• Hauled in 249 passes for 4,843 yards and 59 touchdowns, all Oklahoma state records, during his high school career
• As a senior, caught 92 passes for 1,702 yards and 19 touchdowns
• Earned first team all-state honors on The Daily Oklahoman’s team, setting single-season state records with 99 catches for 2,096 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior
• Helped lead Locust Grove to a 42-8 record, including a 37-3 record in his final three years