Kyle Trask

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Kyle Trask
Kyle Trask.jpg
Trask with the Florida Gators in 2019
No. 2 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 26)
Manvel, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Manvel
College: Florida (2016–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 2 / pick: 64
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Passing attempts:11
Passing completions:4
Completion percentage:36.4%
TD–INT:0–0
Passing yards:28
Passer rating:44.9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kyle Jacob Trask (born March 6, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

Trask attended Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas. [1] He did not start any games at quarterback after his freshman year as he served as a backup to D'Eriq King. [2] [3] [4] He graduated in 2016 and committed to the University of Florida to play college football as a three star recruit.

College career

2016–2018

Trask was redshirted in his first year at Florida in 2016. Trask did not see any action in 2017 at Florida. He was originally intended to compete with Feleipe Franks for the starting job, but suffered an injury which cost him the season. [5] [6]

In 2018, he played in four games as a backup to Franks, completing 14 of 22 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. His season came to an end after he again injured his foot during practice. [7]

2019

Trask entered his junior year in 2019 again as a backup to Franks. After Franks was injured, Trask took over as the starter. [8] [9] Making his first start since his freshman year of high school, Trask completed 20 of 28 passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions in a win against Tennessee. [10] [11] Trask passed for 363 yards in a 56–0 win over Vanderbilt, the most passing yards in a game by a Florida quarterback since Tim Tebow passed for 482 in the 2010 Sugar Bowl. [12]

2020

In the Gators' first game of 2020 against Ole Miss, Trask eclipsed his own record, passing for 416 yards and six touchdowns, also setting an all-time team record for yards in a conference game in the process. [13] Midway through the season, Trask threw for 474 yards and 4 touchdowns against then #4 Georgia, becoming the first quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw four touchdowns in five consecutive games. [14] As the season continued, Trask continued to put up record-setting numbers and became a betting favorite to win the Heisman. [15] Trask finished the season setting the school's single-season passing touchdown record with 43, breaking the record set by Danny Wuerffel in 1996. [16] [15] Trask was named a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing in fourth place. [17] Trask declared for the 2021 NFL draft following the season. [18]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Florida Gators
2016 Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2017 Did not play
2018 300–0142263.61627.410140.55−4−0.81
2019 12109–123735466.92,9418.3257156.16380.14
2020 12128–430143768.94,2839.8438180.064500.83
Career 272217–555281367.97,3869.16915168.5132540.48

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 5+1⁄4 in
(1.96 m)		236 lb
(107 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		5.08 s1.70 s2.96 s4.38 s7.08 s31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
All values from NFL draft [19] [20]

Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round, 64th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [21] On June 8, 2021, Trask signed his four-year rookie contract with the Buccaneers, worth $5.54 million and a $1.39 million signing bonus. [22]

In Week 18 of the 2022 season, Trask made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons, passing for 23 yards. [23]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesPassingRushingSacksFumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ALngTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgLngTDSckSckYFumLost
2021 TB 00—DNP
2022 TB 10—3933.3232.690042.4000.0000000
2023 TB 20—010.000.000039.61−1−1.0−100000
2024 TB 40—11100.055.050087.55−4−0.8000000
Career 700–041136.4282.590044.96−5−0.8000000

Personal life

Trask was named after Kyle Field, Texas A&M University's football stadium, as his parents and several other family members attended there. [24] His grandfather, Orville Trask, was a defensive tackle and team captain for the Houston Oilers team that won the 1960 and 1961 American Football League championships. [25]

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