Jake Luton
Jake Luton (born April 11, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State and was selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
No. 6 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Marysville, Washington | April 11, 1996||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Marysville Pilchuck (Marysville, Washington) | ||
College: | Oregon State | ||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||
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Early years
Born and raised in Marysville, Washington, Luton played football at Marysville-Pilchuck High school and graduated in 2014. He was a two star recruit and committed to the University of Idaho in Moscow.[1][2] At the time, the Vandals were an FBS program in the Sun Belt Conference under second-year head coach Paul Petrino.
College career
Idaho
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014, Luton played in eight games in 2015, threw for 408 yards, and ran for five touchdowns.[3] In June 2016, he announced his departure from Idaho.[4]
Ventura College
Luton transferred to two-year Ventura College in Southern California for his redshirt sophomore season in 2016.[5] In eleven games, he threw for 3,551 yards and forty touchdowns.[6]
Oregon State
Luton transferred to Oregon State University in Corvallis, led by third-year head coach Gary Andersen, and won the starting quarterback job in 2017.[7] He suffered a back injury, which ended his season after starting just four games.[8] Luton was granted a sixth year of eligibility after his fifth-year senior season in 2018.[9] He started eleven games in 2019, throwing for 28 touchdowns with just three interceptions.[10]
Statistics
Year | Team | Passing | ||||||
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G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | ||
2015 | Idaho | 8 | 51 | 80 | 63.8 | 403 | 1 | 4 |
2016 | Ventura | 11 | 261 | 462 | 56.5 | 3,551 | 40 | 15 |
2017 | Oregon State | 4 | 83 | 135 | 61.5 | 853 | 4 | 4 |
2018 | Oregon State | 8 | 140 | 224 | 62.5 | 1,660 | 10 | 4 |
2019 | Oregon State | 11 | 222 | 358 | 62.0 | 2,714 | 28 | 3 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 6 1⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
31 3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
10 3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
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All values from NFL Combine[11] |
Luton was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round (189th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[12]
References
- "Jake Luton, Marysville Pilchuck , Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Marysville Pilchuck's Luton commits to Idaho". HeraldNet.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Jake Luton - Football". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "QB Jake Luton leaves Vandals | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Former Idaho quarterback transfers to Ventura College". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Jake Luton | #7 | QB | Ventura - Ventura College Athletics". www.vcweplayhard.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Jake Luton's roundabout path leads him back to the Palouse – this time as a starting QB in the Pac-12 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Oregon State QB Jake Luton back home after scary injury". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Oregon St. QB Luton given 6th year of eligibility". ESPN.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Jake Luton - Football". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Jake Luton". Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- "Jake Luton's unlikely journey continues with Jaguars". NFL.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.