Jake Haener
American football player (born 1999)
American football player
- Washington (2017–2018)
- Fresno State (2019–2022)
- New Orleans Saints (2023–present)
- First-team All-Mountain West (2022)
- Second-team All-Mountain West (2021)
Jake Haener (born March 10, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and Fresno State. Haener was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Early years
Haener attended Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. During his high school career, he threw for 8,464 yards and a school-record 90 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[1]
College career
Washington
After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2017, Haener appeared in four games as a backup to Jake Browning in 2018, completing 9 of 13 passes for 107 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Fresno State
In 2019, Haener transferred to California State University, Fresno.[2][3] After sitting out his first year at Fresno State due to transfer rules, Haener became the starter in 2020.[4] In six games, he completed 150 of 232 passes for 2,021 yards, 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. He remained the starter in 2021.[5][6]
On November 30, 2021, Haener entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7] On December 8, Haener withdrew from the transfer portal and returned to Fresno State.[8]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Redshirt  | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 107 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 148.4 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Did not play due to transfer rules | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 150 | 232 | 64.7 | 2,021 | 8.7 | 14 | 5 | 153.4 | 57 | 18 | 0.3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 10–3 | 329 | 490 | 67.1 | 4,096 | 8.4 | 33 | 9 | 155.9 | 71 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 8–2 | 252 | 350 | 72.0 | 2,896 | 8.3 | 20 | 3 | 158.6 | 46 | -123 | -2.7 | 2 | |
| Career | 32 | 29 | 21−8 | 740 | 1,085 | 68.2 | 9,120 | 8.4 | 68 | 18 | 156.2 | 175 | -109 | -0.6 | 8 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 7.01 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Haener was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[11]
Haener made the initial opening day roster for the Saints to start the 2023 season. However, in early September, it was revealed he failed a drug test earlier that summer, testing positive for a banned performance enhancing substance. Haener was suspended the first six weeks of the season.
He released a statement: "I still do not know how the substance got into my body, as none of my supplements or prescribed medications contain the banned ingredient", nonetheless subsequently stating "I must take full responsibility for the failed test".[12]
Personal life
His mother Julie is a long-time anchor at KTVU-TV in Oakland and was an anchor in Fresno in the early 1990s.[13]
References
- ^ "Monte Vista's Jake Haener commits to Washington Huskies". Mercury News. June 20, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Danville's Haener leaves Huskies". San Francisco Chronicle. August 25, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (September 4, 2019). "Fresno State adds ex-Washington QB Haener". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Yang, Vongni. "Fresno State has a new starting QB. Who is Jake Haener?". VisaliaTimesDelta.com.
- ^ "Inside Fresno State QB Jake Haener's unpredictable rise". ESPN.com. September 24, 2021.
- ^ Fresno State’s Jake Haener is the talk of the nation. How did the Bulldogs get so lucky?
- ^ "Despite report he's transferring back to Washington, Fresno State QB Jake Haener says he remains uncommitted". The Seattle Times. December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Report: Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener withdraws from transfer portal". The Seattle Times. December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Haener Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jake Haener College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints draft Fresno St. quarterback Jake Haener with pick 127 in the 2023 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 29, 2023.
- ^ "NFL suspends Saints' Jake Haener six games for PED violation; rookie QB releases statement addressing news".
- ^ Bemis, Scott (October 20, 2020). "Fresno State starting QB Haener might not be most Fresno-famous person in family". YourCentralValley.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
External links
- New Orleans Saints bio
- Fresno State Bulldogs bio
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Fresno State Bulldogs starting quarterbacks
- Ken Gleason (1936–1937)
- Nick Papac (1959–1960)
- Bill Yancy (1978)
- Gary Kaiser (1979)
- Sergio Toscano (1979–1981)
- Jeff Tedford (1981–1982)
- Kevin Sweeney (1983–1986)
- Eric Buechele (1987)
- Dave Telford (1987)
- Mark Barsotti (1988–1991)
- Trent Dilfer (1991–1993)
- Brian Rowe (1991)
- Adrian Claiborne (1994)
- Richie Donati (1994–1995)
- Jim Arellanes (1995–1996)
- Billy Volek (1997–1999)
- David Carr (2000–2001)
- Jeff Grady (2002–2003)
- Paul Pinegar (2002–2005)
- Tom Brandstater (2006–2008)
- Sean Norton (2006)
- Ryan Colburn (2009–2010)
- Derek Carr (2011–2013)
- Brian Burrell (2014)
- Zack Greenlee (2014–2015)
- Chason Virgil (2015–2017)
- Ford Childress (2015)
- Kilton Anderson (2015)
- Zach Kline (2016)
- Marcus McMaryion (2017–2018)
- Jorge Reyna (2019)
- Jake Haener (2020–2022)
- Logan Fife (2022–2023)
- Mikey Keene (2023)
