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  Jake Locker
Jake Locker

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Ferndale, Wash.

High School:
Ferndale

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 226

Position:
QB

Experience:
2V

Jake Locker Photo Gallery

Announced on December 14, 2009, that he will return for his senior season at Washington.

2009: Given the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational Award, the UW's oldest and most prestigious team honor, at the postseason awards banquet ... earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 ... selected as a Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award semifinalist ... served as a team captain ... finished the season with 2,800 passing yards, the third-highest single-season total in UW history ... his 3,188 yards of total offense ranked second in UW history and led the Pac-10 Conference ... in terms of passing, his season ranked fourth in total attempts (394), fourth in completions (230), 11th in completion percentage (.584), and fourth in touchdown passes (21) ... through his junior season, ranks No. 6 on the UW career passing yardage list with 5,374 yards, No. 5 in career attempts (815), No. 6 in completions (435), and tied for No. 3 in touchdown passes (36) ... 1,554 rushing yards are already a UW career record for rushing yards by a quarterback ... named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week after the 42-10 win over No. 19 California, when he completed 19-of-23 for 248 yards and three touchdowns through the air while rushing for 77 yards and two scores on 14 carries ... led UW to 16-13 win over No. 3 USC, when he went 21-for-35 for 237 yards. and 1 rush TD ... 4-for-4 for 56 yards on game-winning drive ... named Davey O'Brien QB of the week after USC game ... in win over Arizona, went 12-for-23 for 140 yards, one interception and three touchdowns while rushing for 92 yards and a TD on 11 carries ... 56-yard TD run vs. Arizona was career-long carry ... 16-for-28 for 196 yards passing and 10 carries for 94 yards in 30-0 Apple Cup win over Washington State... 14-for-23 for 153 yards, one interception and three TDs at Oregon State ... 23-for-40 for 235, one pick and two TDs at UCLA ... 22-for-38 for 279 and 1 touchdown at ASU ... 23-for-44 for 266 yards, two interceptions and a touchdown vs. Oregon ... 22-for-39 for 281, no interceptions, one touchdown, plus 16-for-33 with one rushing TD at Notre Dame ... vs. Idaho: 17-for-25 for 253 yards, three scores, no interceptions, one rush TD ... in opener vs. No. 11 LSU: 25-for-45 for 321, one interception, two touchdowns, plus 51 yards rushing ... 372 yards of total offense in the LSU game ranked 9th in UW single-game history.

2008: Played in, and started, the season's first four games before breaking his thumb vs. Stanford ... finished his abbreviated season with 512 yards passing on 50-of-93 passing ... rushed for 180 yards on 56 carries, with three rushing touchdowns ... completed 12-of-28 for 103 yards and rushed for 57 yards on 16 carries in the season-opener at Oregon ... 17-for-32 for 204 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 62 yards and two scores in 28-27 loss to BYU ... 16-for-24 for 154 yards through the air and 12 for 44 on the ground against Oklahoma ... 5-for-9 for 51 yards passing and 10 carries for 17 yards vs. Stanford before breaking his thumb while throwing a downfield block ... didn't throw an interception in 93 pass attempts for the season ... picked up the team's offensive player of the week award for both the Oregon and Brigham Young games.

2007: Named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... named a second-team Freshman All-America by rivals.com and a first-team redshirt freshman All-America by collegesportsreport.com ... chosen as the Sports Radio 950 KJR Player of the Year (offense) and also earned the Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Award for offense at the postseason awards banquet ... earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors ... also received Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention ... set a UW and Pac-10 record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 987 yards ... 987 yards were also good enough to rank second most in a career by a UW quarterback and the most-ever for a freshman ... 3,048 yards of total offense were second-most in UW single-season history ... also established a Pac-10 record for longest pass play with a 98-yard TD completion to Marcel Reece vs. Arizona ... finished fifth in the Pac-10 in rushing with 82.2 yards per game, most by any player who will return in 2008 ... 82.2 yards also ranked No. 51 in the nation and No. 3 among quarterbacks ... fourth in the league and No. 39 in the country in total offense with 254.0 yards per game ... third in the conference in scoring (non-kickers) with 6.5 points per game ... 2,062 passing yards were most ever by a Husky freshman ... started 12 of 13 games at quarterback, sitting out the California game after suffering an injury on a helmet-to-helmet hit the week before at Oregon State ... became just the 19th player in NCAA history to rush for more than 100 yards and pass for more than 300 in a game vs. Arizona, when he ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries and threw for 336 yards and two scored on 17-of-30 passing ... both totals were season highs and the single-game total offense of 493 yards was second-most in UW single-game history ... 157 rushing yards were third-most in a game ever by a UW quarterback ... had two other 100-yard rushing games, going for 102 on 14 carries vs. Ohio State and for 103 yards and two scores on 14 attempts vs. Washington State ... had a very good college debut, leading the UW to a win at Syracuse on national TV .. rushed for 83 yards and two scores while completing 14-of-19 for 142 yards and no interceptions vs. the Orange ... led Huskies to win over Boise State the following week, running for 84 yards and a TD while completing 13-of-25 for 193 yards and a TD ... rushed for 92 yards and passed for 216 and a season-high four touchdowns at UCLA ... four TDs ranked second-most in UW single-game history ... ran for 50 yards and two scores vs. No. 1 USC ... 13 carries or 78 yards and 257 yards and four touchdowns passing vs. Oregon ... after missing the Cal game, came back for the Apple Cup and had a good game ... rushed for 103 and two TDs and also threw for 224 yards and a score vs. the Cougars ... named the team's offensive player of the week for the Oregon, Arizona and Washington State games.

2006: Won the UW's Pepsi Player of the Week Award for his work on the service team after the Fresno State, Arizona and Washington State games ... made the travel squad for every game, and suited up for all 12, but didn't see any game action ... quarterbacked the UW service team.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL: Led Ferndale High School to a sparkling 37-4 record and a state title in three years as a starting quarterback ... also started at cornerback as a freshman and played safety during his prep career ... guided team to a 14-0 record and the 2005 Washington 3A state title ... passed for 1,603 yards and 27 touchdowns with just three interceptions as a senior, while also rushing for 1,338 yards and 24 TDs ... earned first-team All-America honors from Parade and EA Sports ... named the overall and 3A state player of the year by the AP and Seattle Times ... also earned first-team all-state honors from both organizations ... accounted for four touchdowns and 272 total yards in Ferndale's 47-12 win over Prosser in the 2005 Washington 3A state title game ... helped Ferndale to No. 8 in USA Today's final West Region rankings, and to No. 12 in MaxPreps.com's final national rankings ... one of four Seattle Times "Blue Chip" recruits ... ranked No. 5 nationally at QB, and No. 1 in the West, by PrepStar ... ranked 85th in Scout.com's National "Hot 100" ... ranked 68th overall and fourth among "dual-threat" quarterbacks in Rivals.com's national rankings ... as a junior, threw for 1,314 yards and 16 TDs and rushed for 987 yards and 15 TDs ... led Ferndale to a 13-2 record and a Washington state 3A runner-up finish in 2004, and was selected first-team all-state by the AP ... as a sophomore, threw for 713 yards with nine TDs, while running for 478 yards and three scores ... in addition to quarterback, played four years as a defensive back at Ferndale ... was the first freshman ever to start in coach Vic Randall's 21-year career ... also a standout baseball pitcher and outfielder ... named 3A state player of the year in baseball ... father, Scott, and uncles Mike, John and Patrick all played football at Western Washington University, where Patrick still holds the career total yardage record ... Patrick, the Player of the Century at Western Washington after gaining 4,049 yards in his career, was introduced by Jake during his induction into the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame in 2008.


Jake Locker Career Statistics

RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2007................ 12 172 986 13 47 5.7 82.2 2008................ 4 56 180 3 20 3.2 45.0 2009................ 12 112 388 7 56 3.5 32.3 TOTAL............... 28 340 1554 23 56 4.6 55.5

PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic 2007................ 12 328- 155- 15 2062 14 98 47.3 6.3 171.8 105.0 2008................ 4 93- 50- 0 512 1 48 53.8 5.5 128.0 103.6 2009................ 12 394- 230- 11 2800 21 51 58.4 7.1 233.3 130.1 TOTAL............... 28 815- 435- 26 5374 36 98 53.4 6.6 191.9 117.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2007................ 12 986 2062 3048 254.0 2008................ 4 180 512 692 173.0 2009................ 12 388 2800 3188 265.7 TOTAL............... 28 1554 5374 6928 247.4

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2007................ 12 1 15 0 15 0.1 15.0 1.2 2008................ 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2009................ 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL............... 28 1 15 0 15 0.0 15.0 0.5

SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2007................ 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 78 6.5 2008................ 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.5 2009................ 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.5 TOTAL............... 28 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 138 4.9

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2007................ 12 986 15 0 0 0 1001 83.4 2008................ 4 180 0 0 0 0 180 45.0 2009................ 12 388 0 0 0 0 388 32.3 TOTAL............... 28 1554 15 0 0 0 1569 56.0

TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2007................ 12 4 0 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2008................ 4 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2009................ 12 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL............... 28 4 0 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0

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