Career Summary
Jake Heaps came to BYU ranked the top quarterback in the nation after leading Skyline High School to three consecutive state championships. During his two-year career at BYU, Heaps played in 22 games with 16 starts. He completed 363 of 635 passes for 3,768 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions as a Cougar. Heaps set every BYU freshman quarterback record during the 2009 season and was the first freshman to start a bowl game. As a sophomore, he threw for a career-high 305 yards before being named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Parents are Steve and Kelly
- Married to wife Brooke
- Majoring in commmunications
- Also recruited by Oklahoma, Florida State, USC, Florida, UCLA, Georgia, Alabama, California, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Washington and LSU
Before BYU
- Ranked the No. 1 quarterback in the country by Scout.com and No. 1 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com
- Named the top college football recruit out of the state of Washington by MaxPreps
- Earned Parade All-America honors following his senior season
- Was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl as the starting quarterback for the West team
- Led Skyline to three consecutive state championships
- 2009 first-team All-State quarterback
- AP Washington State Player of the Year
- USA Today All-America first team selection
- 40-2 record as a starting quarterback
- Completed 213-of-352 passes for 3,191 yards and 45 touchdowns as a senior
- Team captain
- Threw a state-title game record four touchdown passes in a 45-21 victory against Ferris HS
- Career totals were 9,196 yards, 114 touchdowns and only 18 interceptions
- Rushed for 30 touchdowns
- 2008 KingCo 4A All-Conference Co-Offensive MVP
- KingCo 4A All-Conference Quarterback
- Seattle Times MVP
- Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year
- AP State Player of the Year
- Helped Skyline achieve a perfect 28-0 record over his sophomore and junior seasons
- Coached by Mat Taylor
Career Highs
Pass Yards | 305 | Utah (9/17/11) |
Pass TD | 4 | at Colorado State (11/13/10), vs. UTEP (12/18/10), New Mexico State (11/19/11) |
Pass Completions | 27 | at Utah State (10/1/10), Utah (9/17/11) |
Pass Attempts | 54 | at Utah State (10/1/10) |
Long Pass | 62 | at Colorado State (11/13/10) |
Passing Yards: 2,316
Passing Attempts: 383
Passing Completions: 219
Passing Touchdowns: 15
Wins: 6
Games Started: 10
Games Played: 13
BYU BOWL RECORDS
Best Completion Percentage: 73.5% (25/34)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 (tied)
NEW MEXICO BOWL RECORDS
Passing Touchdowns: 4
Passing Completions: 25
- Played in all 13 games, starting 10
- Set every BYU freshman quarterback record, including passing yards, touchdowns and wins
- New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP
- Played in his first-career game during the season opener against Washington, throwing 13-for-23 for 131 yards
- Played most of the game at Florida State, throwing his first touchdown pass on a four-yard throw, finishing 15-of-31 for 114 yards
- Became just the second freshman out of high school and first freshman since 1997 to start at quarterback at BYU, going 24-of-45 for 229 yards at home against Nevada
- Threw 27-of-54 for 270 yards and two TDs at Utah State
- Completed 19-of-31 passes for a career-best 294 yards vs. UNLV
- Threw four TDs and 242 yards on 15-of-20 passing at Colorado State, including a career-high 62-yard touchdown on a flea flicker
- Registered the 8th-best pass efficiency total in BYU history vs. the Rams at 242.64
- Threw 14 touchdowns in the final six games of the season, including four multi-touchdown games
- Was the only true freshman in 2010 to lead his team to a bowl game and the first BYU freshman quarterback to start a bowl game
- Set a BYU bowl record by completing 25-of-34 passes while tying a Cougar bowl record with four TD throws vs. UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl
- College Football News Freshman All-America Team Honorable Mention
- Played in nine games, starting six
- Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List
- Left the team on Dec. 4 with intent to transfer
- Finished the season with 1,452 yards passing, going 144 for 252 with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions
- Threw for a career high 305 yards on 27 of 50 passing
- Threw four touchdowns against New Mexico State and was named Rivals.com Independent Player of the Week and FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week
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ImageFootball | Dec, 05
Heaps Decides to Transfer
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ImageFootball | Dec, 05
Heaps Decides to Transfer
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ImageFootball | Nov, 21
Heaps Earns FBS Independent Offensive Honors
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ImageFootball | Nov, 21
Heaps Earns FBS Independent Offensive Honors
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ImageFootball | Nov, 19
Cougars Roll on Senior Night with 42-7 Win
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ImageFootball | Nov, 19
Cougars Roll on Senior Night with 42-7 Win
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ImageFootball | Nov, 19
BYU vs. New Mexico State Postgame Notes & Quotes
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ImageFootball | Nov, 14
BYU vs. New Mexico State - Game 11
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ImageFootball | Nov, 12
BYU vs. Idaho Postgame Notes & Quotes
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ImageFootball | Nov, 12
Cougars Cruise Past Vandals 42-7
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ImageFootball | Oct, 22
BYU Beats Idaho State 56-3
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ImageFootball | Oct, 05
JJ Di Luigi: An Exclamation Mark, No Periods
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ImageFootball | Oct, 05
JJ Di Luigi: An Exclamation Mark, No Periods
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ImageFootball | Sep, 30
BYU vs. Utah State Postgame Notes
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ImageFootball | Sep, 30
BYU vs. Utah State Postgame Notes
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ImageFootball | Sep, 19
Coach Mendenhall Press Conference - UCF
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ImageFootball | Sep, 19
Coach Mendenhall Press Conference - UCF
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ImageFootball | Sep, 17
BYU Falls In Deseret First Duel
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ImageFootball | Sep, 17
BYU vs. Utah Postgame Notes & Quotes
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ImageFootball | Sep, 17
BYU vs. Utah Postgame Notes & Quotes
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ImageFootball | Sep, 10
BYU Falls To Longhorns On The Road 17-16
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ImageFootball | Sep, 06
Vote Heaps for Davey O'Brien
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ImageFootball | Sep, 06
Vote Heaps for Davey O'Brien
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ImageFootball | Sep, 05
BYU at Texas Game Notes - Game 2
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ImageFootball | Sep, 03
Defense Comes Up Big In 14-13 Win
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ImageFootball | Aug, 23
Cougars Continue Camp
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ImageFootball | Aug, 20
Younger Players Shine at Second Fall Camp Scrimmage
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ImageFootball | Aug, 17
Football Fall Camp Day 10
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ImageFootball | Aug, 16
Fall Camp Continues
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ImageFootball | Aug, 15
Defense Strong To Start Week 2
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ImageFootball | Aug, 12
Fall Camp - Day 6
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ImageFootball | Aug, 11
Full Pads on Day 5
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ImageFootball | Aug, 10
Offense Gets Going on Day 4
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ImageFootball | Aug, 09
Cougars Continue Fall Camp on Day 3
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ImageFootball | Aug, 06
Excitement on First Day of Fall Camp
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ImageFootball | Aug, 06
Excitement on First Day of Fall Camp
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ImageFootball | Jul, 15
Heaps Named to Davey O'Brien Watch List
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ImageFootball | Jul, 15
Heaps Named to Davey O'Brien Watch List
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ImageFootball | Dec, 18
Freshmen Shine in Record-Setting Day at the New Mexico Bowl
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ImageFootball | Nov, 27
BYU Leads Throughout But Falls Short
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ImageFootball | Nov, 27
BYU Leads Throughout But Falls Short
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ImageFootball | Nov, 20
Cougars Get Victory On Senior Night
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ImageFootball | Nov, 13
Ashworth Stars in BYU Rout
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ImageFootball | Nov, 06
Young Guns Shine for Cougars
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ImageFootball | Oct, 09
Cougars Get it Done on the Ground
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ImageFootball | Oct, 01
BYU Heads Home With Loss
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ImageFootball | Oct, 01
BYU Heads Home With Loss
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ImageFootball | Sep, 25
Cougars Fall at Home
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ImageFootball | Sep, 25
Cougars Fall at Home
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ImageFootball | Sep, 18
No Sunshine for Cougars at Florida State