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.

Jake Luton
No. 6 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-11) April 11, 1996
Marysville, Washington
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
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Player stats at NFL.com

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
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
Pre-draft measurables
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
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)
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
  1. "Jake Luton, Marysville Pilchuck , Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. "Marysville Pilchuck's Luton commits to Idaho". HeraldNet.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Jake Luton - Football". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "QB Jake Luton leaves Vandals | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. "Former Idaho quarterback transfers to Ventura College". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. "Jake Luton | #7 | QB | Ventura - Ventura College Athletics". www.vcweplayhard.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  7. "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.
  8. "Oregon State QB Jake Luton back home after scary injury". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  9. "Oregon St. QB Luton given 6th year of eligibility". ESPN.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  10. "Jake Luton - Football". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  11. "Jake Luton". Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  12. "Jake Luton's unlikely journey continues with Jaguars". NFL.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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