Raised in the Bay Area, in a neighboring city to Levi's Stadium, Los Gatos, CA.
He attended Los Gatos HS, where he was a two-sport athlete, competing in basketball and football.
At Los Gatos, started out as a quarterback freshman and sophomore year before transitioning into a two-way player a tight end and defensive back.
Golden Nuggets
Raised in the Bay Area, in a neighboring city to Levi's Stadium, Los Gatos, CA.
He attended Los Gatos HS, where he was a two-sport athlete, competing in basketball and football.
At Los Gatos, started out as a quarterback freshman and sophomore year before transitioning into a two-way player a tight end and defensive back.
Goldmine
Tonges signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Cal and made it to the 53-man roster. His versatility was accredited by his former teammates and coaches the key for Tonges and his role with the Bears. The team listed him as a fullback, but he worked at tight end, too.
Katie Tonges, Jake's sister, shared on TikTok that her mom, Erika Tonges had mistakenly received a photo of Tom Brady and his children in a CVS order of printed photos instead of photos of her own family. The post's caption read, "We can do a trade if you have our photo...??" The post itself featured a slideshow of three images of Tonges and his family, Brady and his family, and a screenshot of text messages with Tonges' family about the incident.
College
Appeared in 41 games (23 starts) in five seasons (2017-21) at Cali- fornia and registered 47 recepts. for 620 yds. and 4 TDs. In 2021, appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and registered 22 recepts. for 278 yds. and 2 TDs. As a junior, appeared in 4 games (3 starts) and reg- istered 13 recepts. for 80 yds. and 1 TD. As a sophomore in 2019, appeared in all 13 games (9 starts) and registered 13 recepts. for 262 yds. and 1 TD. As a redshirt freshman, appeared in 12 games and registered 2 tackles.
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