Peter Pujals

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Peter Pujals
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 29)
Glenview, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Loyola
(Wilmette, Illinois)
College: Holy Cross (2013–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Patriot League (2015)
  • Second Team All-ECAC (2015)
  • Second Team All-Patriot League (2014, 2017)
  • Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2013)
Career AAF statistics
Passing attempts:6
Passing completions:4
Completion percentage:66.7
TD–INT:0–0
Passing yards:17
Passer rating:70.1

Peter Enrique Pujals (born January 23, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Holy Cross. After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

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College career

Pujals finished his Holy Cross career second in most statistical career categories behind Dominic Randolph. [1] He was voted as a four-time team captain while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors twice and First Team once. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Holy Cross Crusaders
2013 103–721133263.62,2616.8198134.81364693.58
2014 124–822537560.02,3536.31012115.11707054.26
2015 116–528648459.13,1956.62811129.1923193.51
2016 41–311117563.41,1106.3105129.9311484.81
2017 114–723843055.32,7766.5177119.4821511.83
Career 4818−301,0711,79659.611,6956.58443125.05111,7923.519

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 1 in
(1.85 m)		213 lb
(97 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.60 s1.69 s2.69 s4.10 s6.90 s38 in
(0.97 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
All values from Pro Day. [6]

Minnesota Vikings

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Pujals signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) on April 28, 2018. [7] [8] [9]

Pujals made his lone preseason appearance against the Tennessee Titans after not playing in the first three games. He came into the game in the fourth quarter with 5:55 remaining. He completed his first pass attempt for eight yards to Jeff Badet before throwing an incompletion and fumbling a few plays later. He ended the game by taking the final kneel downs at the end of the team's 13–3 win. [10]

Pujals was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2018. [11] [12]

Atlanta Legends

Pujals was drafted in the third round of the AAF quarterback draft to the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). [13] [14]

Pujals played in three games against the Arizona Hotshots, San Antonio Commanders, and Birmingham Iron. He recorded his only stats against the Commanders as he went four of six for seventeen yards. [15]

Pujals did not start any games for the Legends and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations prior to the end of the season. [16]

Career statistics

YearLeagueTeamGamesPassing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ALngTDIntRtg
2018 NFL MIN DNP
2019 AAF ATL 30—4666.7172.860070.1
Career 30—4666.7172.860070.1

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  2. ↑ "Pujals sparks Holy Cross to 5 unanswered TDs, 42-20 win". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Manning camp was like a homecoming for Chicago native". The Courier. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Holy Cross Tops Bucknell Football in Patriot League Opener". Bucknell University Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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