Jameson Wang
Jameson Jahan Wang (born July 30, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Cornell Big Red. He played high school football at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California. Wang is the first Cornell freshman to throw and run for a touchdown in the same game. Early life and high school career
Jameson Wang was born on July 30, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. Wang, who is of Asian descent, attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and transferred to Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California, for his last year of high school football. A three-star recruit, Wang originally committed to the United States Air Force Academy to play college football on February 5, 2020. He enrolled in the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School, before announcing he would be transferring to Cornell University on August 21, 2021. Statistics

College career

Freshman year
Wang made his college debut for Cornell on October 9, 2021 against the Harvard Crimson. Wang had three carries for 13 yards and became the first freshman to earn time at quarterback for the Big Red since 2014. The next week, he helped the Big Red earn their first win of the season against the Colgate Raiders, and received the Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor after his performance. Wang became the first Big Red quarterback to surpass 100 rushing yards in a game since 2009 after his performance against the Brown Bears, after recording 121 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, while also rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore year
Wang made his first start for the Big Red against the VMI Keydets on September 17, 2022 for the season opener. Two weeks later against the Colgate Raiders, Wang completed 18-of-27 passes for a career-high 284 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 98 yards and two other touchdowns in a win at Colgate. Wang accounted for four touchdowns (three rushing, one passing) against the Harvard Crimson and three more against the Penn Quakers (two passing, one rushing). He became the first Cornell player to run for three touchdowns in a game since 2016 and the first player to account for four scores in a contest since 2016. Wang had a 53-yard run against Penn, the longest by a Big Red player since 2019 and had five games with multiple touchdown passes. Scoring 50 points, Wang became the first Cornell quarterback to lead the team in scoring since 2005. Honorable mention All-Ivy League accounted for a league-best 22 touchdowns (14 passing, 8 rushing) rushed for 559 yards (4.2 yards per carry) and passed for 1,650 yards and 14 scores (.573 completion percentage). Lastly ranked in the top 100 nationally in 14 offensive categories. Statistics

References

External links
 Cornell Big Red bio
 
 

2001 births
Living people
Players of American football from Los Angeles
American football quarterbacks
Cornell Big Red football players
Harvard-Westlake School alumni
Oaks Christian School alumni