Jason Michael Spriggs (born May 17, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Indiana.

Spriggs was born to Rick and Michelle Spriggs on May 17, 1994, in Elkhart, Indiana.^[1][2] He attended Concord High School where he lettered in basketball, lacrosse, track and field, and also played offensive tackle, defensive end, and long snapper for head coach Tim Dawson.^[1] During his early football career he was a three-year starter and recorded 58 tackles (19 for loss), seven sacks, three forced fumbles and recoveries, and three passes defensed.^[1] He had a touchdown off of a fumble recovery. He was also a team captain, and was named the team's most valuable offensive lineman in 2011 and most valuable defensive lineman in 2010.^[1] Spriggs was named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State Top 50 team in 2011.^[3]

Coming out of high school, Spriggs measured in at 6-foot-6-inches tall and weighed in at 249 pounds.^[2] He was ranked as a three star prospect by ESPN.com.^[2] He was ranked as the 22nd best prospect in the state, and the 135th best in the country.^[2] He received attention from a number of schools, and received scholarship offers from Indiana, Ball State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Toledo, and Western Michigan.^[2] He was described by an ESPN analyst as having some raw tools, and who could possibly project to tight end at the college level.^[2] He was listed on Rivals.com as a three star prospect at tight end.^[4]

Spriggs ultimately accepted a scholarship from Indiana University and started all 12 games in his first year on the offensive line.^[1] He led the team with 80 knockdowns that year and allowed only two sacks in the 961 downs he played.^[1] As a whole, the offensive line did not allow a sack in five games.^[1] He was named an Honorable Mention to the All-Big Ten Conference team by the coaches and media, and was named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Freshman team.^[1][5]

Going into his second year, Spriggs again started all 12 games at the left tackle position. He was named the Indiana Player of the week for his efforts in a game against Purdue.^[1] Following the year, he was again named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the coaches and media.^[1]

Spriggs' junior year proved to be one of his best statistically.^[1] He played in eleven games and started ten of them at left tackle. He allowed two sacks in 689 snaps and allowed Tevin Coleman to set a school record with 2,000 rushing yards in a season.^[1] He was named a conference honorable mention by the media.^[1]

In his final year as a Hoosier, Spriggs was named a team captain and allowed only two sacks in 475 pass attempts, starting at left tackle. He had a team-leading 79 knockdowns. His team became the first since 1995 to lead the league in total passing and scoring offense. His efforts had him named as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.^[6]