Jake Heaps Athlete Profile - FTB

Jake Heaps

Quarterback #9

Ht/Wt

200 lbs.

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Issaquah,

Washington

Last School

Skyline High School

Roster Years

2010-2011

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)

BYU FRESHMAN RECORDS
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

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

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

Sophmore Year 2011

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

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year