Jack Plummer

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Jack Plummer
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Plummer at the 2023 Holiday Bowl
No. 16 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 (age 25)
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. [1]
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Gilbert (Gilbert, Arizona)
College: Purdue (2019–2021)
California (2022)
Louisville (2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jack Plummer (born October 21, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, California, and Louisville.

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Early life

Plummer was born on October 21, 1999, in Dubuque, Iowa. He played high school football while attending Gilbert High School in Arizona, where he completed 515 of 888 passes for 6,913 yards and 69 touchdowns to 25 interceptions. He also added 572 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground while also bringing in one reception for 13 yards. [2] Plummer was named an honorable mention All-USA Arizona High School Team in the 2017 season. [3] Plummer committed to play college football at Purdue University over other schools such as Arizona, South Carolina and Oregon State. [4] [5]

College career

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jack Plummer
QB		 Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg)Jun 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg

Purdue

Plummer made his first collegiate start at quarterback on September 14, 2019, against TCU, completing 13 of 19 passes for 181 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in a loss. [6] [7] Plummer appeared in seven games on the season, completing 144 out of 241 passes for 1,603 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions, while also rushing for 62 yards. [8] In 2020, Plummer started in the final three games of the season where he would go 88 out of 124 on his passing attempts for 988 yards and eight touchdowns to two interceptions, while rushing for 16 yards and a touchdown. [9] [10] Plummer opened the 2021 season as Purdue's starting quarterback in a week one matchup against Oregon State. [11] However, he was benched four games into the season in favor of Aidan O'Connell. [12] On the season, Plummer completed 87 of 127 passes for 864 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions, while adding 27 rushing yards. [13] He entered the transfer portal in November. [14] [15]

California

Plummer transferred to California. [16] [17] Heading into Cal's week one matchup against UC Davis, Plummer was named the team's starting quarterback. [18] In Plummer's first game with the Golden Bears he completed 23 out of 35 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns as he helped Cal get a 34–13 win over UC Davis. [19] In the Golden Bears' last game of the season, Plummer had career game throwing for 294 yards and four touchdowns in a narrow loss to the 9–3, #18 UCLA Bruins. [20] Plummer finished the 2022 season going 282 for 451 for a career best 3,095 yards and 21 touchdowns, while only throwing eight interceptions. Plummer also added a rushing touchdown. [21] After only one season with the Golden Bears, Plummer entered his name in the transfer portal. [22] [23]

Louisville

Plummer transferred to Louisville for his final year of eligibility. [24] [25] Named Louisville's starting quarterback, he led Louisville to a 10–2 record and an appearance in the 2023 ACC Championship Game. [26]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Purdue Boilermakers
2018 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2019 962−414424159.81,6036.7118124.062560.90
2020 330−38812471.09387.682152.616211.31
2021 943−18712768.58646.870143.827-3-0.10
California Golden Bears
2022 12124−828245162.53,1196.9219132.052-126-2.41
Louisville Cardinals
2023 141410−425639564.83,2048.12112144.498340.31
Career [27] 453819−208571,33864.19,7287.36831137.3255-18-0.13

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		215 lb
(98 kg)		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.79 s1.68 s2.78 s4.40 s7.06 s33 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
All values from Pro Day [28]

Plummer signed as a undrafted free agent with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft. [29] [30] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [31] [32]

Personal life

Plummer is the brother of former University of Arizona quarterback Will Plummer. [33] [34]

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