Jaeger played college football for the Washington Huskies, earning All-American honors.
Jaeger was not offered scholarships out of high school and chose to walk on the football team at the University of Washington.
At Washington, Jaeger took over for outgoing All-American placekicker Chuck Nelson in 1983 and earned Honorable Mention in the AP's All-America team as a freshman.
Jaeger would repeat as an AP honorable mention All-America selection in his sophomore season.
His record for most field goal attempts by a rookie in a game was tied in 2017 by Zane Gonzalez.