Brett Rypien
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | General Business |
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| High school | Spokane (WA) Shadle Park |
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| Date of birth | July 9, 1996 |
| Place of birth | Spokane, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
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Brett Rypien (born July 9, 1996) is an American football quarterback with the Boise State Broncos in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). He was the top quarterback from Washington state in the 2015 recruiting class before enrolling at Boise State.
Rypien was born to Tim and Julie Rypien in Spokane, Washington. Growing up, he was a multiple-sport athlete, playing football in addition to baseball, the sport his father had played at the minor league level.
Rypien attended Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. At Shadle Park he played quarterback for all four years of high school. By the time he graduated, he had set Washington state records for career passing yards (13,044), formerly held by former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore; pass completions (1,006); single-season records for passing yards (4,552) and touchdowns (50), both previously held by Kellen Moore; single-game records for passing yards (613); and pass completions (44). Rypien graduated early from Shadle Park as a 4.0GPA student, earning valedictorian honors.
Rypien was rated by both Rivals and Scout as a four-star recruit coming out of high school. He verbally committed to Boise State University in April 2014, officially signed in September and then enrolled in January 2015.
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Rypien began taking classes at Boise State in January 2015; he had enrolled early so he could take part in spring practices. With two-year starting quarterback Grant Hedrick graduating from Boise State, it left a hole at the quarterback position. On August 23, at the close of fall practice, Ryan Finley was named the Broncos' starting quarterback and Rypien was left to redshirt for his freshman season.
In the third game of the Broncos' season, against Idaho State, Finley was tackled from behind in the first half of the game, breaking his left ankle, which would require an eight-week recovery time. Rypien entered the game in the second half, burning his redshirt, and led the offense to scores on each of his four possessions, three touchdowns and one field goal. Rypien became the first true freshman quarterback to play in a game for Boise State since 1993.
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