Omar Jacobs

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Omar Jacobs
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1984-03-03) March 3, 1984 (age 40)
Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Delray Beach (FL) Atlantic
College: Bowling Green
NFL draft: 2006  / round: 5 / pick: 164
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Completions:146
Attempts:228
Passing yards:1,755
TD-INT:38-9
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Omar T. Jacobs (born March 3, 1984) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Bowling Green and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft. Jacobs was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Florence Phantoms, San Jose Wolves, Jacksonville Sharks, Wichita Falls Nighthawks and Rio Grande Valley Sol.

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Early life

Jacobs graduated from Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida. His senior year (2002), he led his team to Florida's state semifinals, throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns in a loss. He was also awarded Palm Beach County player of the year honors and 2nd team All-State honors. [1]

College career

In 2004, his sophomore season, Jacobs set the record for the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in NCAA Division I-A history (10.25:1). In 2005, Jacobs was expected to contend for the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the year's best college football player, but an injury to his non-throwing shoulder considerably reduced his productivity.

Jacobs skipped his senior season at Bowling Green to enter the NFL draft. Jacobs left Bowling Green State University as the school's all-time leader in touchdown passes (71) and third in career passing yards (6,938). [2]

Awards and honors

2004

2005

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		232 lb
(105 kg)		4.84 s1.69 s2.83 s4.29 s7.47 s32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		38 [3]
All values from NFL Combine [4]

Pittsburgh Steelers

He was selected in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft, with the 164th overall pick, by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [5] At the end of the preseason, he was sent to the practice squad. Jacobs was released from the practice squad and cut from the team following training camp.

Philadelphia Eagles

On November 21, 2006, he was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad and cut on January 3, 2007.

Kansas City Chiefs

On February 12, 2007, he was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs and allocated to NFL Europe where he was to play for the Berlin Thunder. However, prior to the start of the season, Jacobs was injured and spent the entire preseason on injured reserve. He was cut by the Chiefs on September 2.

Florence Phantoms

Before the Florence Phantoms 2008 season, Jacobs was signed to the roster where he would be the starting quarterback. Jacobs completed 208-362 passes for over 3,000 yards with 56 touchdowns and 12 interceptions to lead the Phantoms to their first ever AIFA Championship Bowl win. He also earned AIFA Championship Bowl II MVP, AIFA League MVP Award and All-AIFA honors. Jacobs had planned to move to the Arena Football League to play for the Tampa Bay Storm for the 2009 season, but when the AFL was canceled, he returned to Florence.

San Jose Wolves

On December 3, 2009, Jacobs was signed by the San Jose Wolves of the AIFA. Jacobs finished the 2009/2010 season with 5002 passing yards and 68 touchdowns, leading the Wolves to the playoffs and conference championship game in their inaugural season. Jacobs was expected to return for the 2010/11 season but was signed by the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL during training camp.

Jacksonville Sharks

In 2010, Jacobs signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League. He didn't see any playing time in 2010, and in 2011, he spent the season as the backup to Aaron Garcia. He would return in 2012 to compete with Chris Leak for the starting quarterback spot. [6]

Wichita Falls Nighthawks

Jacobs played for the Wichita Falls Nighthawks from 2013 to 2014. [7] [8]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2011 Jacksonville 182475.027970152.6012171
2012 Jacksonville 12820462.71,476319104.13541
Career14622864.01,755389110.6517212

Stats from ArenaFan: [9]

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  2. ↑ "Bowling Green QB to skip senior season, enter draft". ESPN.com. January 6, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ Sharks Assigned QB Omar Jacobs - QB Controversy?
  7. ↑ Hensley, Jamison (May 6, 2013). "Can Steelers develop Landry Jones?". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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