Jake Heaps was born on June 19,1991 and is an American former professional football quarterback who is the personal quarterback coach for Russell Wilson of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
33 Facts About Jake Heaps
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Jake Heaps was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
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Jake Heaps worked as a radio host on 710 ESPN Seattle in addition to working for the Russell Wilson Passing Academy.
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On February 5th, 2025, Jake Heaps was announced as the new head football coach at Legend High School in Parker, Colorado.
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Jake Heaps attended Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington, and played as a quarterback for their football team.
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Jake Heaps led the football team to the 3A Washington state title in 2007 and 4A titles in 2008 and 2009.
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Jake Heaps was named as top quarterback on the Parade All-America Team and was invited to play in the US Army All-American Bowl.
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Jake Heaps began his freshman season sharing time with starting quarterback Riley Nelson.
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Jake Heaps improved as the season progressed and had only a single loss in his last six games, to 20th-ranked University of Utah.
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Jake Heaps surpassed Ty Detmer's freshman touchdown record that stood for 22 years with 15 touchdowns.
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Jake Heaps was the first freshman quarterback to ever lead the Cougars in Brigham Young's 29 bowl game appearances.
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Jake Heaps was named the New Mexico Bowl's Most Valuable Player, breaking some of the bowl's records after leading BYU to a comfortable victory with a quarterback rating of 122.5 throwing 4 touchdowns with 1 interception.
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Jake Heaps saw limited action until Nelson was injured during a game against the University of Idaho.
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Jake Heaps finished the game against Idaho, and started the next game against New Mexico State, but was replaced when Nelson was cleared to play the following week.
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Jake Heaps ended the 2011 season with a completion percentage of 57.1,9 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, and a QB rating of 111.0.
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Jake Heaps was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position at Kansas with Michael Cummings.
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Jake Heaps struggled with Kansas, completing fewer than half of his passes.
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Jake Heaps lost the starting quarterback job to Montell Cozart during an open competition.
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On June 13,2014, the University of Kansas announced Jake Heaps was leaving the program to transfer to another school.
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Jake Heaps transferred to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes football team in June 2014.
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Jake Heaps appeared in three games for the Hurricanes, going 6-for-12 on passing attempts for a total of 51 yards.
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Jake Heaps was rated the 43rd best quarterback in the 2015 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Jake Heaps was signed by the New York Jets on May 11,2015.
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Jake Heaps was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 2,2016.
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Jake Heaps was signed back onto the Seahawks' practice squad on September 13,2016.
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Jake Heaps was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 25,2017.
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Jake Heaps was later released by the Roughriders so he could sign with the Seahawks.
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On July 24,2017, Jake Heaps was signed to the practice roster of the BC Lions of the CFL.
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Jake Heaps was released on August 8,2017, being an emergency practice squad quarterback.
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On June 19,2022, Jake Heaps left his radio show to become Russell Wilson's full-time quarterback coach.
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Jake Heaps is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Jake Heaps has one older sister, Brittany, who is a dental hygienist in Utah.
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Until June 2022, Jake Heaps was a contributor and radio personality on 710 ESPN, now Seattle Sports 710.