Gerry Bohanon

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Gerry Bohanon
BYU CougarsNo. 3
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 24)
Earle, Arkansas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Earle (Earle, Arkansas)
Career highlights and awards
  • Davey O’Brien Award’s Quarterback Class of 2021

Gerry Bohanon (born November 26, 1999) is an American college football quarterback for the BYU Cougars who previously played for the South Florida Bulls and the Baylor Bears.

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Early life

Bohanon attended Earle High School in Earle, Arkansas. As a senior in 2017, he passed for 2,675 yards and 34 touchdowns, along with an additional 1,200 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. [1] In 2017, he was named to the Elite 11 finals. [2] A four-star recruit, Bohanon committed to play college football at Baylor University. [3]

College career

Bohanon served as a backup quarterback in his true freshman, redshirt freshman, and sophomore seasons, primarily to Charlie Brewer. Bohanon became the starting quarterback for the 2021 season, his junior season, leading the Bears to an 9–2 start, including three ranked wins, before a hamstring injury in November kept him out of the team's remaining games for the season. In his first six games, he threw zero interceptions. He led the Bears to a 21–7 Sugar Bowl win over Ole Miss. As starter, Bohanon led Baylor to 12–2 record, the most wins in a single season in the school's history. The Bears finished the season in the Top-10 in the AP Poll. [4]

On May 8, 2022, he announced his transfer to USF. On November 28, 2023, Bohanon entered the transfer portal for a second time where he committed to Brigham Young University on January 4, 2024. [5]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGPPassingRushing
AttCompPctYardsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018 Baylor 3100.00000.0252.50
2019 Baylor 10361747.218720109.2422726.53
2020 Baylor 211100.0700158.84194.80
2021 Baylor 1227517362.92,200187146.6763234.39
2022 South Florida 71609156.91,07066117.9603866.43
2023 South Florida 0Did not play
2024 BYU 1000.00000.0000.00
Career3447328259.63,4642613133.81841,0055.515

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References

  1. "Gerry Bohanon – Football". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. "Elite 11 Finals, Los Angeles". 247Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. Rapp, Timothy (December 19, 2017). "4-Star QB Prospect Gerry Bohanon Commits to Baylor over Arkansas". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. Cherry, Brice (November 10, 2021). "No bone to pick with Bohanon: Bears keep faith in QB, despite interceptions". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. "2024 College football Transfer Portal".