| Personal information | |
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| Born: | April 3, 1997 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| High school: | Neuqua Valley (Naperville) |
| College: | North Central |
| NFL draft: | 2020: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Broc Rutter (born April 3, 1997) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback at North Central College. He set the NCAA Division III record for career passing yards.
Broc Rutter was born on April 3, 1997, in Naperville, Illinois. [1] He played high school football, basketball, and baseball at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville. [2] [3] He became the starting quarterback on the varsity team his junior year. [3] Rutter earned all-area and all-Upstate Eight Valley honors twice each. [2] After missing the early part of his senior year due to injury, Rutter completed 110 of 192 passes (57%) for 1,964 yards and 22 touchdowns. [2]
In 2015, Rutter redshirted for the Indiana State Sycamores of Indiana State University. [3] [2] He then transferred to North Central College, which was only a few minutes from his house. [3] He was a four-year starter for the North Central Cardinals from 2016 to 2019. [4] [5]
Rutter started all 12 games his freshman year in 2016, completing 230 of 351 passes (65.5%) for 3,237 yards and 38 touchdowns while also rushing for three touchdowns. [4] He led the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) in completions, completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, and passer rating (175.87). [4] For the 2016 season, he earned first-team All-CCIW, CCIW Art Keller Offensive Player of the Year, and D3football.com All-North Region second-team honors. [4]
In 2017, Rutter started all 12 games, completing 208 of 332 passes (62.7%) for 2,898 yards and 21 touchdowns while scoring one rushing touchdown. [4] He was named first-team All-CCIW for the second season. [4]
Rutter started all 12 games for the third consecutive year in 2018, recording 269 completions on 385 passing attempts (69.9%) for 3,539 yards, 30 touchdowns, and three interceptions while running for four touchdowns. [4] His completions, passing attempts, and passing yards were all single-season school records. [4] He garnered first-team All-CCIW, CCIW Art Keller Offensive Player of the Year, Associated Press (AP) second-team Little All-American, D3football.com third-team All-America, D3football.com first-team All-North Region, and D3football.com North Region Offensive Player of the Year recognition. [4]
Rutter started all 15 games as a senior in 2019, completing 309 of 435 passes (71.0 percent) for 4,591 yards and 56 touchdowns, which were all single-season school records. [4] He also scored three rushing touchdowns. [4] He led the 2019 Cardinals to a NCAA Division III Football Championship Game victory and a 14–1 overall record. Rutter set Division III career records with 14,265 passing yards and 44 games with 200 or more passing yards. [4] Rutter had a school record 522 passing yards in a 59–52 second round postseason victory over Mount Union. [4] He won the Gagliardi Trophy as the best player in Division III. [4] Other honors he received that year include first-team All-CCIW, CCIW Art Keller Offensive Player of the Year, AP first-team All-American, D3football.com first team All-American, AFCA second-team All-American, D3football.com first-team All-North Region, and D3football.com North Region Offensive Player of the Year. [4] He also punted nine times during the playoffs for a 43.8 yard average. [4] Rutter majored in marketing at North Central. [4]
After his senior year, Rutter played in the Hula Bowl all-star game and threw a touchdown. [3] He participated in drills at both Northern Illinois and Northwestern's pro days. [6] After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Rutter signed with the San Francisco 49ers on April 28, 2020. [7] He received a signing bonus of only $279 as that was all the 49ers had left to spend on undrafted free agents. [8] His agent, Mike McCartney, said Rutter "better frame [the check because] it might be the smallest ever." [8] He was waived on July 28. [7]
Rutter signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 19, 2021. [7] He was released on July 28. [7]